Heinrich | al | der | werlte | wære | tiure | | in all | the | world | would be | rare |
1201 | sô | gar | erbarmete | si | in | | so | completely | caused pity | she | him |
| daz | im | daz | herze | und | der | sin | | that | him | _ | heart | and | _ | mind |
| vil | nâch | was | dar | an | verzaget | | _ | very nearly | were | _ | there on | disheartened |
1204 | nû | ersach | diu | guote | maget | | now | saw | the | good | maiden |
| einen | hôhen | tisch | dâ | stân | | a | tall | table | there | standing |
| dâ | hiez | si | der | meister | ûf | gân | | _ | told | her | the | master | upon it | to climb |
1207 | dar | ûf | er | si | vil | vaste | bant | | _ | to it | he | her | very | firmly | bound |
| und | begunde | nemen | in | die | hant | | and | began | to pick up | in | his | hand |
| ein | scharphez | mezzer | daz | dâ | lac | | a | sharp | knife | which | there | lay |
1210 | des | er | ze | selhen | dingen | phlac | | which | he | for | such | matters | used |
| ez | was | lanc | unde | breit | | it | was | long | and | broad |
| wan | daz | ez | sô | wol | nie- | -ne | en- | -sneit | | but | that | it | so | well | not | _ | _ | (did) cut |
1213 | als | im | wære | liep | gewesen | | as | (for him) | would have | desired | been |
| dô | si | niht | solde | genesen | | since | she | not | was to | live |
| dô | erbarmete | in | ir | nôt | | then | caused pity | him | her | pain |
1216 | und | wolde | ir | sanfte | tuon | den | tôt | | and | wanted to | for her | easy | make | _ | death |
| Nû | lac | dâ | bî | im | ein | | now | lay | there | near | him | a |
| harte | guot | wetzestein | | very | good | whetstone |
1219 | da | begunde | er- | -z | strîchen | ane | | there on | began | he | it | to stroke | _ |
| harte | müezeclîchen | | very | diligently |
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