Erec | daz | er | genâde | suochte | | that | he | mercy | sought |
956 | durch | got | erbarme | dich | | _ | in God's name | have mercy | _ |
| edel | ritter | über | mich | | noble | knight | on | me |
| êre | an | mir | elliu | wîp | | honor | through | me | all | women |
959 | unde | lâz | mir | den | lîp | | and | grant | me | (my) | life |
| und | gedenke | dar | an | | and | think | _ | about this |
| daz | ich | dir | tugenthafter | man | | that | I | you | virtuous | man |
962 | selh | herzenleit | niht | hân | getân | | such | heartfelt grief | never | have | done |
| dû | maht | mich | wol | bî | lîbe | lân | | you | could | me | certainly | _ | alive | let |
| des | antwurte | im | Êrec | dô | | at this | answered | him | Erec | then |
965 | er | sprach | wie | redet | ir | nû | sô | | he | spoke | how | speak | you | now | so |
| ir | spottet | mîn | âne | nôt | | you | mock | me | without | need |
| jâ | woldet | ir | niuwan | mînen | tôt | | indeed | wanted | you | nothing less than | my | death |
968 | sô | stüende | iuch | ze | ringe | | so | would be | for you | too | light |
| iuwer | vürgedinge | | for your | intentions |
| und | iuwer | grôzer | übermuot | | and | your | great | arrogance |
971 | jâ | næmet | ir | dehein | guot | | indeed | wouldn't accept | you | any | goods |
| an | disem | strîte | vür | mîn | leben | | in | this | combat | for | my | life |
| doch | hât | mir | got | die | sælde | gegeben | | nevertheless | has | me | God | _ | good fortune | given |
974 | daz | sich | diu | rede | verkêret | hât | | that | _ | the | words | been reversed | have |
| sehet | nû | getuon | ich | guoten | rât | | see | now | do without | I | good | advice |
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