Erec | ich | en- | -touc | ze | grævinne | niht | | I | _ | am suitable | as | (a) countess | not |
3810 | ich | en- | -hân | geburt | noch | daz | guot | | I | (neither) | have | (the) birth | nor | _ | (the) wealth |
| swaz | ouch | mir | mîn | geselle | tuot | | whatever | regardless | to me | my | companion | does |
| daz | dulde | ich | mit | rehte | | that | accept | I | _ | rightfully |
3813 | ze | wîbe | und | ze | knehte | | as | wife | and | as | squire |
| und | ze | swiu | er | mich | wil | hân | | and | for | whatever else | he | me | will | have |
| des | bin | ich | im | alles | undertân | | that | am | I | to him | in everything | subject |
3816 | herre | waz | mac | ich | sprechen | mê | | sir | what | can | I | say | more |
| wan | ich | wolde | erweln | ê | | for | I | would | choose | sooner |
| daz | ich | lebende | hie | zehant | | that | I | alive | here | on the spot |
3819 | ze | pulver | würde | verbrant | | to | ashes | would be | burnt |
| und | man | den | zesæte | | and | one | these | scattered (to the winds) |
| ê | ich | ez | immer | getæte | | before | I | it | ever | would do |
3822 | unser | ahte | stât | gelîche | | our | standing | is | similar |
| wir | en- | -sîn | beide | niht | rîche | | we | _ | are | both | not | wealthy |
| wir | komen | wol | ze | mâze | | we | are | well | _ | balanced |
3825 | got | mir | in | leben | lâze | | my God | for me | him | live | let |
| als | er | dise | antwurt | vernam | | when | he | this | answer | heard |
| und | ir | willen | alsam | | and | her | resolve | also |
3828 | er | sprach | ich | sage | iu | mînen | muot | | he | said | I | will tell | you | my | intent |
| dar | nâch | beweget | iuch | waz | ir | tuot | | _ | after this | consider | for yourself | what | you | will do |
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