Erec | ze | des | ritters | gehœrde | er | sprach | | with in | the | knight's | hearing | he | spoke |
686 | vrouwe | lœset | diu | bant | | lady | untie | the | bands |
| und | nemet | den | sparwære | ûf | die | hant | | and | take | the | sparrow-hawk | on | (your) | hand |
| wan | daz | ist | wâr | âne | strît | | because | it | is | true | without | dispute |
689 | hi- | -en | ist | niemen | schœner | dan | ir | sît | | here | _ | is | no one | more beautiful | than | you | are |
| dem | ritter | was | daz | ungemach | | to the | knight | was | this | vexing |
| vil | unwirdeclîche | er | sprach | | very | disgracefully | he | spoke |
692 | lât | den | sparwære | stân | | leave | the | sparrow-hawk | stand |
| ez | en- | -sol | iu | niht | sô | wol | ergân | | it | _ | shall | for you | nothing | so | well | go |
| ir | dürftiginne | | you | begger-woman |
695 | war | tuot | ir | iuwer | sinne | | what | does | to you | your | senses |
| lânt | in | ir | der | er | baz | gezeme | | leave | it | for her | whom | it | better | befits |
| und | diu | in | von | rehte | neme | | and | she who | it | _ | by right | takes |
698 | daz | ist | hie | mîn | vriundîn | | that | is | here | my | lady-love |
| der | sol | er | billîchen | sîn | | for her | must | he | by right | belong |
| Êrec | sprach | herre | guot | kneht | | Erec | spoke | sir | good | knight |
701 | ir | habet | den | sparwære | âne | reht | | you | have | the | sparrow-hawk | without | right |
| genomen | disiu | zwei | jâr | | taken | these | two | years |
| nû | wizzet | rehte | vür | wâr | | now | know | exactly | in | truth |
704 | es | en- | -mac | niht | mêre | geschehen | | it | _ | can | not | again | happen |
| es | en- | -wellen | iu | die | liute | jehen | | it | unless | will | to you | the | people | grant |
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