Erec | si | gedâhte | warne | ich | mînen | man | | she | thought | (if) warn | I | my | husband |
3354 | sô | briche | ich | aber | sîn | gebot | | then | break | I | again | his | command |
| er | en- | -lât- | -z | durch | êre | noch | durch | got | | he | _ | will forebear | it | (neither) for the sake of | honor | nor | for | God |
| er | en- | -neme | mir | den | lîp | | he | _ | will take | from me | (my) | life |
3357 | ouwê | ich | sældenlôsez | wîp | | alas | (for me) | unfortunate | woman |
| wære | ich | nû | niuwan | tôt | | were | I | now | nothing other than | dead |
| daz | næme | ich | vür | dise | nôt | | this | would take | I | before | this | plight |
3360 | sô | wære | mir | verre | baz | geschehen | | so | were (it) | for me | far | better | _ |
| sol | ich | den | slahen | sehen | | should | I | him | slain | see |
| der | mich | von | grôzer | armuot | | who | me | from | great | poverty |
3363 | ze | vrouwen | schuof | über | michel | guot | | to | (a) lady | raised | over | great | wealth |
| dâ | von | ich | schône | gêret | bin | | _ | whereby | I | greatly | honored | am |
| ich | heize | ein | rîchiu | künegin | | I | am | a | powerful | queen |
3366 | daz | sol | mich | geriuwen | | this | must | me | (cause) grief |
| wan | sô | muoz | von | untriuwen | | for | so | must | from | disloyalty |
| mîn | sêle | verderben | | my | soul | perish |
3369 | und | von | rehte | ersterben | | and | _ | rightfully | die |
| gelîche | mit | dem | lîbe | | along | with | (my) | body |
| got | rât | mir | armen | wîbe | | (may) God | advise | me | poor | woman |
3372 | wie | ich | ez | ane | vâhe | | (on) how | I | it | _ | can manage |
| daz | ich | mich | niht | vergâhe | | (so) that | I | _ | not | do act precipitately |
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