Erec | ein | kint | wol | einlif | jâr | alt | | a | child | fully | eleven | years | old |
9468 | von | edelem | künne | | of | noble | family |
| ouch | en- | -sach | ich | grœzer | wünne | | also | _ | saw | I | greater | beauty |
| nie | an | kindes | lîbe | | never | in | (a) child's | figure |
9471 | von | manne | noch | von | wîbe | | _ | male | or | _ | female |
| als | mir | mîn | sin | dô | verjach | | as | me | my | senses | there | told |
| und | dô | si | mîn | ouge | ersach | | and | when | her | my | eyes | saw |
9474 | sô | edel | und | sô | wünneclich | | so | noble | and | so | lovely |
| dô | nam | si | mîn | herze | an | sich | | then | took | she | my | heart | for | herself |
| wan | wir | dô | beidiu | wâren | | for | we | then | both | were |
9477 | junc | von | gelîchen | jâren | | young | (of) the | same | age |
| zehant | ich | umbe | ir | minne | warp | | at once | I | for | her | love | courted |
| der | selbe | gewerp | ouch | niht | verdarp | | (this) | same | courting | did | not | fail |
9480 | wande | si | mit | mir | entran | | for | she | with | me | ran away |
| als | ich | si | dô | brâhte | dan | | when | I | her | then | brought | from there |
| ûf | diz | selbe | hûs | her | heim | | to | this | same | castle | here | at home |
9483 | dô | en- | -wolde | mir | mîn | œheim | | then | _ | would | (for) me | my | uncle |
| des | niht | langer | bîten | | therefore | no | longer | wait |
| ich | en- | -müeste | swert | leiten | | I | _ | had | (the) sword | to take up |
9486 | dô | nam | ich | swert | hie | inne | | then | took | I | (the) sword | _ | here(in) |
| als | dô | mîn | vriundinne | | when | then | my | lady-love |
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