Erec | von | geschihte | in | kam | | by | chance | _ | came in |
8717 | der | vant | dâ | swes | in | gezam | | he | found | there | whatever | him | pleased |
| von | wünneclîcher | ahte | | of | (a) delightful | nature |
| boume | maneger | slahte | | (of) trees | many | kinds |
8720 | die | einhalp | obez | bâren | | which | on one side | fruit | bore |
| und | andersît | wâren | | and | on the other side | were |
| mit | wünneclîcher | blüete | | with | delightful | blossoms |
8723 | ouch | vreute | im | daz | gemüete | | also | pleased | (for) him | (his) | senses |
| der | vogele | süezer | dôz | | the | birds | sweet | chirping |
| ouch | en- | -stuont | dâ | diu | erde | niht | blôz | | also | _ | was | there | the | earth | not | bare |
8726 | gegen | einer | hande | breit | | as much as | a | hand's | width |
| diu | en- | -wære | mit | bluomen | bespreit | | which | not | was | with | flowers | covered |
| die | missevar | wâren | | which | of various colors | were |
8729 | und | süezen | smac | bâren | | and | (a) sweet | fragrance | bore |
| nû | was | der | wâz | alsô | guot | | now | was | the | fragrance | also | good |
| von | dem | obeze | und | von | der | bluot | | of | the | fruit | and | of | the | blossoms |
8732 | und | der | vogele | widerstrît | | and | the | birds' | rivalry |
| den | si | uopten | ze | aller | zît | | which | they | engaged in | at | all | times |
| und | selh | diu | ougenweide | | and | such | the | view |
8735 | swer | mit | herzeleide | | whoever | with | (a) heavy heart |
| wære | bevangen | | were | afflicted |
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