Erec| | Êrec | aber | dô | sprach | | Erec | however | then | replied |
| 990 | nû | schamet | iuch | durch | mîne | bete | | now | be ashamed | _ | as a result of | my | order |
| | als | ich | mich | gester | tete | | just as | I | _ | yesterday | did |
| | dô | ich | von | iuwern | schulden | | then | I | because of | your | guilt |
| 993 | die | schame | muoste | dulden | | _ | humiliation | had | to endure |
| | diu | mînem | herzen | nâhen | gie | | which | to my | heart | near | went |
| | ouch | geheize | ich | iu | hie | | also | promise | I | you | here |
| 996 | daz | iu | iuwers | getwerges | tuht | | that | you | because of your | dwarf's | use of force |
| | und | sîn | grôziu | unzuht | | and | his | great | uncourtly behavior |
| | nimmer | alsô | vil | gevrumt | | never | so | greatly | will benefit |
| 999 | sô | si | iu | ze | schaden | hiute | kumt | | as | it | you | to | disgrace | today | comes |
| | der | ritter | aber | dô | sprach | | the | knight | however | then | spoke |
| | geschach | iu | ie | ungemach | | (if) happened | to you | ever | distress |
| 1002 | von | mînen | schulden | de- | -ist | mir | leit | | through | my | guilt | this | is | for me | regretful |
| | ouch | hât | mich | iuwer | vrümekeit | | also | has | on me | your | valor |
| | der | selben | schulde | hie | ze | stat | | the | same | guilt | here | on (this very) | spot |
| 1005 | wol | ze | buoze | gesat | | certainly | as | compensation | set |
| | nû | geruochet | mir | den | lîp | lân | | now | grant | _ | (my) | life | to spare |
| | und | habe | ich | iht | des | getân | | and | have | I | something | _ | done |
| 1008 | des | ich | von | rehte | engelten | sol | | for which | I | _ | rightly | compensate | should |
| | daz | widerdiene | ich | harte | wol | | that | repay | I | very | well |
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