Erec | bûhurt | tanzen | huop | sich | hie | | tournament games | dancing | began | _ | here |
2143 | sô | der | imbîz | ergie | | when | the | meal | was finished |
| unde | werte | unz | an | die | naht | | and | lasted | until | _ | _ | night (fall) |
| sô | wart | dâ | trûren | bedaht | | thus | was | there | saddness | hidden |
2146 | alsô | si | des | verdrôz | | if | they | of this | grew tired |
| sô | was | ir | vreude | sus | grôz | | so | was | their | pleasure | now | great(er) |
| z- | -en | vrouwen | si | giengen | | to | the | ladies | they | went |
2149 | die | si | schône | emphiengen | | who | them | well | received |
| dâ | was | diu | handelunge | guot | | there | was | _ | treatment | good |
| dar | zuo | vreuwete | in | den | muot | | _ | in addition | pleased | them | (their) | spirits |
2152 | daz | vil | süeze | seitspil | | the | very | sweet | strings |
| und | ander | kurzwîle | vil | | and | other | pasttimes | many |
| sagen | unde | singen | | story-telling | and | singing |
2155 | und | snelleclîchen | springen | | and | quick | (springing) |
| dâ | was | aller | künste | kraft | | there | was | of all (these) | skills | an abundance |
| von | allen | ambeten | meisterschaft | | in | every | field | (a) mastery |
2158 | die | aller | besten | spilman | | the | very | best | minstrels |
| die | diu | werlt | ie | gewan | | which | the | world | ever | had |
| und | die | meister | wâren | genant | | and | who | masters | were | called |
2161 | der | was | dâ | zehant | | of them | were | there | on hand |
| driu | tûsent | unde | mêre | | three | thousand | or | more |
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