Iwein | niuwan | ahtzehen | jâr | | only | sixteen | (years) |
6355 | und | was | des | lîbes | alsô | kranc | | and | was | (his) _ | body | so | weak |
| daz | er | des | siges | âne | danc | | that | he | _ | victory | without | choice |
| und | ungestriten | muose | jehen | | and | without fighting | had | to concede |
6358 | und | wær | dâ | tôter | gesehen | | and | had been | there | dead | (found) |
| wan | daz | er | sich | von | disen | | except | that | he | himself | from | these |
| unsæligen | risen | | unholy | giants |
6361 | lôste | als | ich | iu | wil | sagen | | ransomed | as | I | (to) you | will | explain |
| sî | heten | in | anders | erslagen | | they | would have | him | otherwise | slain |
| wan | daz | er | in | über | den | eit | | except | that | he | them | in addition to | his | oath |
6364 | gap | gîsel | unde | sicherheit | | gave | hostages | and | security |
| daz | er | in | zinsete | sîn | leben | | that | he | (to) them | paid tribute | (for) his | life |
| er | muoz | in | älliu | jâr | geben | | he | must | them | each | year | send |
6367 | drîzec | mägede | dâ | her | | thirty | maidens | _ | here |
| die | wîle | sî | lebent | und | er | | (all) the | while | they | shall live | and | he |
| und | gesigete | abe | dehein | man | | and (if) | defeated | however | any | one |
6370 | iemer | disen | beiden | an | | ever | these | two | _ |
| sô | wæren | wir | aber | erlôst | | then | would be | we | again | (set) free |
| diu | rede | ist | leider | âne | trôst | | the | matter | is | sadly | without | hope |
6373 | wan | zuo | aller | ir | kraft | | for | along with | all | their | strength |
| sô | sint | sî | al- | -ze | manhaft | | so | are | they | all | too | manly |
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