Erec | under | dem | rosse | gelac | | beneath | the | horse | lay |
4732 | nâch | sînem | rehte | | as was | his | due |
| ungelîch | einem | guoten | knehte | | unlike | a | brave | knight |
| daz | ros | vuorte | Êrec | dan | | the | horse | led | Erec | away |
4735 | Keiîn | der | schalchafte | man | | Kei | the | malicious | one |
| ime | vaste | nâch | lief | | him | quickly | _ | ran after |
| lûte | er | in | ane | rief | | loudly | he | (to) him | _ | cried out |
4738 | nein | ritter | vil | guot | | no | knight | most | brave |
| durch | dînen | tugenthaften | muot | | in the name of | your | noble | spirit |
| daz | mir | daz | ros | hie | bestê | | (that) | (with) me | the | horse | here | remain |
4741 | oder | ich | muoz | es | immer | mê | | otherwise | I | must | (of) it | ever | more |
| geswachet | und | gehœnet | sîn | | dispised | and | ridiculed | be |
| jâ | en- | -ist | ez | weizgot | niht | mîn | | in truth | _ | is | it | God knows | not | mine |
4744 | dô | kêrte | der | guote | | then | turned | the | good (man) |
| mit | lachendem | muote | | with | (a) (friendly) | disposition |
| und | vernam | sîne | klage | | and | heard | his | lamant |
4747 | er | sprach | ritter | nû | sage | | he | spoke | knight | now | tell (me) |
| wie | bist- | -û | genant | | how | are | you | called |
| unde | tuo | mir | erkant | | and | make | (to) me | known |
4750 | dises | rosses | herren | | this | horse's | owner |
| ez | en- | -mac | dir | niht | gewerren | | it | _ | can | you | not | harm |
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