Erec | sît | ir- | -s | niht | -wellet | haben | rât | | since | you | (about) it | not | will | _ | accept advice |
8002 | si- | -st | Joie | de | la | curt | genant | | it | is | Joie | de | la | curt | called |
| daz | selbe | wort | ist | unerkant | | this | same | phrae | is | unknown |
| uns | tiutschen | liuten | | (to) us | German | people |
8005 | durch | daz | wil | ich- | -z | diuten | | _ | therefore | will | I | it | translate |
| des | hoves | vreude | sprichet | daz | | the | court's | joy | means | that |
| ouch | sagete | er | im | vürbaz | | also | told | he | him | more |
8008 | er | sprach | muget | ir | warten | | he | spoke | will | you | look (closely) |
| seht | ir | den | boumgarten | | do see | you | the | park |
| der | under | dem | hûse | lît | | which | below | the | castle | lies |
8011 | dâ | hât | sich | nû | vil | manege | zît | | _ | has | himself | now | (for a) very | long | time |
| ein | ritter | gehalten | inne | | a | knight | been living | in it |
| si | stât | ze | selhem | gewinne | | it | has | _ | such | (a) prize |
8014 | als | ich | iu | rehte | wil | sagen | | as | I | you | exactly | will | explain |
| swer | si | hie | sol | bejagen | | whoever | it | here | will | gain |
| daz | hât | er | im | ze | rehte | | that | has | he | (for) him | _ | justly |
8017 | daz | er | si | an | im | ervehte | | (if) that | he | it | from | him | gains (by combat) |
| der | wirt | ist | sîn | œheim | | the | host | is | his | uncle |
| als | noch | ie | an | im | schein | | as | _ | still | on | him | is apparent |
8020 | sô | en- | -lebet | sîn | gelîche | | so | _ | lives | his | equal |
| niender | in | dem | rîche | | nowhere | in | the | kingdom |
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