Klage | daz | heizent | sî | selpwege | | which | call | they | (a) tidal swell |
362 | und | machet | grôze | ündeslege | | and | causes | great | breakers |
| und | hât | vil | manigem | den | tôt | gegeben | | and | has | (of) many | men | _ | death | brought about |
| ze | bœsem | wehsel | für | daz | leben | | in (a) | poor | exchange | for | (his) | life |
365 | und | vil | manigen | vesten | kiel | | and | very | many a | strong | keel |
| versenket | in | des | meres | giel | | sank | into | the | sea's | jaws |
| dem | gelîchet | sich | daz | leben | mîn | | (to) this | compares | _ | the | life | (of) mine |
368 | swenn | ich | mit | freuden | wæne | sîn | | whenever | I | _ | happy | think (myself) | to be |
| sô | rüerent | mich | die | sorgen | | then | move | me | the | cares |
| die | ich | dâ | trage | verborgen | | which | I | there | carry | hidden |
371 | und | siufte | ûf | von | grunde | | and | sigh | from | the | depths |
| mit | lachendem | munde | | with | smiling | lips |
| und | truobent | mir | diu | ougen | | and | dim | (for) me | my | eyes |
374 | der | rede | ist | unlougen | | the | word(a) | (are) | true |
| wan | daz | ez | unmanlich | wære | | except | that | it | unmanly | were |
| weinen | ich | niht | verbære | | weeping | I | not | would forgo |
377 | mir | wirt | aber | sus | sô | wê | | (I) | (am) | however | thus | so | (in) pain |
| daz | ich | bî | den | liuten | mê | | that | I | among | _ | people | (any) longer |
| belîben | niht | getar | | remain | not | dare |
380 | sô | gân | ich | alters | eine | dar | | so | go | I | _ | completely alone | there |
| dâ | nieman | ist | wan | mîn | | where | no one | is | except | me |
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