Erec | daz | unrehter | hôchmuot | | that | unjust | pride |
1231 | dem | manne | lîhte | schaden | tuot | | _ | one | easily | harm | causes |
| des | hân | ich | mich | enstanden | | of this | have | I | myself | understood |
| nâch | grôzen | mînen | schanden | | after | great | to myself | dishonor |
1234 | und | bin | es | an | ein | ende | komen | | and | have | of it | to | an | (an) end | come |
| wan | er | hât | mir | nâch | benomen | | for | it | has | me | nearly | taken |
| zuo | den | êren | daz | leben | | along with | (my) | honor | (my) | life |
1237 | ich | wil | mich | schuldic | ergeben | | I | will | myself | as quilty | submit |
| iu | ist | von | mir | geschehen | leit | | to you | has | from | me | happened | grief |
| ich | bin- | -z | der | iu | widerreit | | I | am | he | who | you | rode towards |
1240 | gester | ûf | der | heide | | yesterday | on | the | heath |
| daz | ist | mir | komen | ze | leide | | that | has | for me | come | to | sorrow |
| daz | ich | die | unzuht | vertruoc | | that | I | the | uncourtly behavior | permitted |
1243 | daz | mîn | getwerc | die | maget | sluoc | | that | my | dwarf | the | maiden | struck |
| der | unvuore | umbe | den | geiselslac | | the | shameful behavior | surrounding | the | whipping |
| hât | mich | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | has | me | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
1246 | wol | ze | buoze | gesat | | well | in | compensation | set |
| als | in | mîn | wâriu | schulde | bat | | as | of him | my | true | guilt | demanded |
| er | gevalte | mich | mit | sîner | hant | | he | defeated | me | with | his (own) | hand |
1249 | und | hât | mich | vrouwe | her | gesant | | and | has | me | lady | here | sent |
| daz | ich | der | selben | schulde | | that | I | of the | same | guilt |
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