Erec | und | was | des | gedingen | vrô | | and | was | (at) the | propects | happy |
1477 | urloup | nâmen | si | dô | | leave | took | they | then |
| von | allem | dem | gesinde | dâ | | from | all | the | company | there |
| unde | schieden | sich | sâ | | and | parted | _ | immediately |
1480 | unde | riten | von | dan | | and | rode | from | there |
| Êrec | -wolde | nieman | | Erec | wanted | no one |
| mit | im | von | stete | rîten | lân | | with | him | from | the place | ride | to let |
1483 | mit | heile | bat | er | si | dâ | bestân | | with | (God's) blessings | bid | he | them | there | remain |
| alsô | si | dô | beide | | as soon as | they | then | both |
| kâmen | ûf | die | heide | | came | onto | the | heath |
1486 | Êrec | begunde | schouwen | | Erec | began | to behold |
| sîne | juncvrouwen | | his | young lady |
| ouch | sach | si | vil | dicke | an | | also | look at | she | very | often | _ |
1489 | bliuclîchen | ir | man | | shyly | her | man |
| dô | wehselten | si | vil | dicke | | there | exchanged | they | very | often |
| die | vriuntlîchen | blicke | | _ | tender | glanzes |
1492 | ir | herze | wart | der | minne | vol | | her | heart | was | of | love | full |
| si | gevielen | beide | ein | ander | wol | | they | pleased | both | _ | one another | well |
| unde | ie | baz | und | baz | | and | ever | more | and | more |
1495 | dâ | en- | -vant | nît | noch | haz | | there | (neither) | found | envy | nor | ill-will |
| ze | blîbenne | dehein | vaz | | to | remain | no | vessel |
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