Erec| | nû | enbert | es | durch | got | | now | forgo | it | for | God's sake |
| 4770 | Êrec | sprach | ritter | saget | an | | Erec | spoke | knight | tell (us) | _ |
| | jâ | en- | -ist | hie | nieman | | certainly | _ | (there) is | here | no one |
| | wan | ir | und | diu | hûsvrouwe | mîn | | except | you | and | the | wife | of mine |
| 4773 | es | en- | -mac | dehein | rât | sîn | | (from) it | _ | (there) can | no | help | be |
| | oder | ir | hât | daz | ros | verlorn | | otherwise | you | have | the | horse | lost |
| | daz | sîne | mante | er | mit | den | sporn | | the (one) | or his | urged on | he | with | (his) | spurs |
| 4776 | als | er | dan | wolde | rîten | | as (if) | he | from there | would | ride |
| | Keiîn | bat | in | bîten | | Kei | begged | him | to stay |
| | er | sprach | ich | wil | ez | gote | klagen | | he | said | I | must | it | (to) God | lament |
| 4779 | daz | ich | muoz | mîn | laster | sagen | | that | I | must | my | shame | proclaim |
| | nû | sage | ich | iu | wer | ich | bin | | now | will tell | I | you | who | I | am |
| | mîn | name | lûtet | Keiin | | my | name | is | Kei |
| 4782 | ouch | geruochet | mîn | der | künec | Artûs | | also | deigns to keep | me | _ | King | Arthur |
| | ze | truhsæzen | in | sînem | hûs | | as | seneschal | at | his | court |
| | sîner | swestersüne | ein | | (of) his | nephews | one |
| 4785 | der | edel | ritter | Gâwein | | the | noble | knight | Gawein |
| | diz | ros | er | mir | lêch | | (his) | horse | he | me | lent |
| | mir- | -st | leit | daz | er | mir- | -s | niht | verzêch | | (to) me | (it) is | regretful | that | he | mit | it | not | did refuse |
| 4788 | wan | sô | wære | mir | schande | buoz | | because | so | were | (I) | (from) dishonor | free |
| | die | ich | nû | dulden | muoz | | which | I | now | endure | must |
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