Erec | daz | ez | den | sige | an | leide | nam | | (such) that | it | (the) | victory | over | sorrow | took |
5613 | diz | was | daz | er | hin | wider | kam | | this | was | (because) that | he | (to) there | _ | returned |
| mit | lebendigem | lîbe | | with | (a) living | body |
| hie | verkêrte | sich | dem | wîbe | | now | transformed | _ | (of) the | lady |
5616 | ir | herzen | trüebe | | her | heart's | darkness |
| als | ein | glas | der- | -z | wol | schüebe | | as | a | glass | which | _ | well | was polished |
| daz | von | swarzer | varwe | | which | in | black | coloring |
5619 | bestrichen | wære | begarwe | | covered | was | completely |
| sô | diu | varwe | abe | kæme | | (and) as | the | color | _ | comes off |
| sô | würde- | -z | genæme | | so | becomes | it | beautiful |
5622 | und | lieht | daz | ê | vinster | was | | and | clear | which | before | dark | was |
| sus | wart | ir | herze | ein | lûter | glas | | so | became | her | heart | a | clear | glass |
| der | erren | sorgen | beschaben | | (of) its | former | cares | scrubbed clean |
5625 | unde | wol | ze | liehte | erhaben | | and | well | (up) to | (the) light | raised |
| mit | unvalscher | wünne | | with | pure | joy |
| sam | si | nie | leit | gewünne | | as if | it | never | sorrow | had experienced |
5628 | diu | zwei | gelieben | wâren | vrô | | the | two | lovers | were | happy |
| Êrecke | sageten | si | dô | | Erec | said | they | then |
| genâde | sô | manecvalt | | thanks | very | many (times) |
5631 | si | sprâchen | herre | in | iuwer | gewalt | | they | said | Sir | in | your | power |
| suln | wir | uns | vür | eigen | geben | | will | we | _ | (as) | vassals | give |
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