Erec | nie | sô | mir | der | lîp | | never | (be it) so | on my | _ | life |
3790 | diu | mir | gezæme | | who | me | suited |
| daz | ich | si | næme | | (such) that | I | her | would take (as a wife) |
| nû | gevallet | ir | mir | sô | wol | | now | please | you | me | so | well |
3793 | daz | ich | iuch | gerne | machen | sol | | that | I | you | gladly | make | will |
| ze | vrouwen | disem | lande | | (the) | lady | of this | land |
| sô | habet | ir | âne | schande | | so | would have | you | without | dishonor |
3796 | wol | gewehselt | iuwer | leben | | certainly | changed | your | life |
| ein | vrouwen | müeze | iu | got | geben | | a | wife | may | you | God | give |
| sprach | daz | tugenthafte | wîp | | replied | the | virtuous | woman |
3799 | diu | iuwer | lant | und | iuwern | lîp | | who | your | land | and | your | person |
| baz | ze | rehte | ziere | | more | _ | properly | grace |
| ez | müeste | iuch | harte | schiere | | it | would | you | very | quickly |
3802 | von | rehte | geriuwen | | _ | rightfully | cause regret |
| und | wære | wider | mînen | triuwen | | and | would be | contrary to | my | fidelity |
| als | ez | diu | werlt | vernæme | | when | (of) it | the | world | heard |
3805 | und | ez | ir | vür | kæme | | and | it | it | _ | came before |
| sô | wære- | -z | niuwan | ir | spot | | so | would be | it | nothing other than | its | ridicule |
| durch | daz | sô | lât | die | rede | durch | got | | because of | this | so | abandon | this | talk | for the sake of | God |
3808 | wan | iu | von | rehte | baz | geschiht | | for | you | _ | properly | better | (should) happen |
| ich | en- | -touc | ze | grævinne | niht | | I | _ | am suitable | as | (a) countess | not |
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