Heinrich | mit | arbeiten | leben | sol | | with | hardships | live | must |
600 | dem | ist | ouch | niht | ze | wol | | he | is | also | not | too | well (off) |
| wan | swenne | er | hie | geringet | | for | when | he | here | struggles |
| und | ûf | sîn | alter | bringet | | and | into | his | old age | brings |
603 | den | lîp | mit | micheler | nôt | | (his) | body | with | great | suffering |
| sô | muoz | er | lîden | doch | den | tôt | | then | must | he | suffer | nevertheless | _ | death |
| ist | im | diu | sêle | danne | verlorn | | (if) has | for him | (his) | soul | then | been lost |
606 | sô | wære | er | bezzer | ungeborn | | then | were | he | better | never born |
| ez | ist | mir | komen | ûf | daz | zil | | it | has | for me | come | to | the | point |
| des | ich | got | iemer | loben | wil | | for which | I | God | always | praise | shall |
609 | daz | ich | den | jungen | lîp | mac | geben | | that | I | (this) | young | life | can | give |
| umbe | daz | êwige | leben | | in return for | _ | eternal | life |
| Nû | sult | ir | mir- | -z | niht | leiden | | now | should | you | for me | it | not | spoil |
612 | ich | wil | mir | und | iu | beiden | | I | want | for myself | and | for you | both |
| vil | harte | wol | mite | varn | | _ | _ | a great deal of good | _ | bring about |
| ich | mac | uns | eine | wol | bewarn | | I | can | us | alone | well | protect |
615 | vor | schaden | und | vor | leide | | from | harm | and | from | suffering |
| als | ich | iu | nû | bescheide | | as | I | you | now | (shall) explain |
| wir | hân | êre | unde | guot | | we | have | honor | and | possessions |
618 | daz | meinet | mînes | herren | muot | | these | provides | my | lord's | disposition |
| wan | er | uns | leit | nie | gesprach | | for | he | us | harm | never | has caused |
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