Iwein | von | manheit | und | von | milte | | through | valor | and | through | generosity |
1458 | ez- | -n | gereit | nie | mit | schilte | | (there) | _ | rode | never | with | shield |
| dehein | rîter | alsô | volkomen | | any | knight | so | perfect |
| ouwê | wie | bist- | -û | mir | benomen | | alas | how | have | you | (from) me | been taken |
1461 | ich- | -n | weiz | war | umbe | ode | wie | | I | not | do know | _ | why | or | how |
| der | tôt | möhte | an | mir | wol | hie | | _ | death | shall | on | me | indeed | here |
| büezen | swaz | er | ie | getete | | compensate | whatever | he | ever | had done |
1464 | und | gewerte | mich | einer | bete | | and | grant | me | one | wish |
| daz | er | mich | lieze | varn | mit | dir | | that | he | me | let | go | with | you |
| waz | sol | ich | swenne | ich | dîn | enbir | | what | shall | I (do) | when | I | you | (must) be without |
1467 | waz | sol | mir | guot | unde | lîp | | what | are (good) | (for) me | possessions | and | life |
| waz | sol | ich | unsælic | wîp | | what | shall (do) | I | unfortunate | woman |
| ouwê | daz | ich | ie | wart | geborn | | alas | that | I | ever | were | born |
1470 | ouwê | wie | hân | ich | dich | verlorn | | alas | why | have | I | you | lost |
| ouwê | trûtgeselle | | alas | dear companion |
| got | versperre | dir | die | helle | | (may) God | block | (before) you | _ | hell |
1473 | und | gebe | dir | durch | sîne | kraft | | and | grant | you | through | his | power |
| der | engel | genôzschaft | | _ | angels' | company |
| wan | dû | wær | ie | der | beste | | for | you | were | always | the | best (of men) |
1476 | ir | jâmer | was | sô | veste | | her | grief | was | so | intense |
| daz | sî | sich | roufte | und | zebrach | | that | she | herself | tore (her hair) | and | tore (at herself) |
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