Erec | daz | eine | swarz | daz | ander | blanc | | the | one | black | the | other | white |
7348 | daz | swarze | ein | wîzer | rinc | bevie | | the | black (one) | a | white | ring | encircled |
| ein | swarzer | umbe | daz | wîze | gie | | a | black (one) | around | the | white (one) | went |
| sîn | kel | dic | und | ûf | gezogen | | its | neck | strong | and | _ | erect |
7351 | ze | rehter | mâze | gebogen | | in | proper | measure | arched |
| kleine | dâ | si | an- | -z | houbet | gie | | slender | where | it | to | the | head | came |
| geschaffen | dort | unde | hie | | shaped | here | and | there |
7354 | daz | es | iuch | wol | möhte | lüsten | | (so) that | it | you | indeed | would | please |
| starc | und | wît | z- | -en | brüsten | | strong | and | broad | in | the | chest |
| mit | dürrem | gebeine | | with | slender | legs |
7357 | ze | grôz | noch | ze | kleine | | (neither) too | large | nor | too | small |
| diu | wâren | vlach | unde | sleht | | they | were | straight | and | well-defined |
| als | einem | tiere | ûfreht | | like | a | deer | slender |
7360 | ez | hâte | sît | ich- | -z | loben | muoz | | it | had | since | I | it | praise | must |
| kurzen | vezzel | hôhen | vuoz | | short | hocks | high | hooves |
| die | wâren | ouch | ze | rehte | gar | | they | were | also | _ | properly | completely |
7363 | alle | swarz | gelîche | var | | all | black | alike | colored |
| und | wischete- | -z | nimmer | kneht | | and (if) | groomed | it | never | (a) squire |
| sô | wære- | -z | doch | schœne | und | sleht | | so | were | it | nevertheless | beautiful | and | smooth |
7366 | alsô | was | sîn | geschaft | | such | was | it's | appearance |
| daz | von | sîner | meisterschaft | | that | in | his | mastery |
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