Erec | manege | kumberlîche | zît | | many | difficult | times |
3882 | tuot | er | mich | lîden | | forces | he | me | to suffer |
| wan | hie | von | muoz | er | mîden | | for | _ | because of this | must | he | avoid |
| daz | wesen | in | sînem | lande | | _ | being | in | his (own) | land |
3885 | schaden | unde | schande | | (in) hardship | and | shame |
| ich | armiu | ze | allen | zîten | wone | | I | poor soul | at | all | time | live |
| swer | bezzer | mich | dâ | vone | | whoever | better | me | _ | from this |
3888 | nâch | êren | lœsen | wolde | | (in return) for | honor | free | would |
| gerne | ich | des | volgen | solde | | gladly | I | him | follow | would |
| dar | zuo | vergulte- | -z | im | got | | _ | in addition | would repay | (for) it | him | God |
3891 | ich | wânde | diu | rede | wære | iuwer | spot | | I | thought | the | words | were | your | jest |
| ist | daz | ir | mir | bescheinet | | (if) (it) is | that | you | to me | can prove |
| ob | ir | die | rede | meinet | | that | you | the | words | mean |
3894 | mit | etelîcher | sicherheit | | with | some | surety |
| sô | bin | ich | iuwer | bete | bereit | | than | am | I | your | request | prepared (to accept) |
| der | rede | was | der | grâve | vrô | | (at) these | words | was | the | count | happy |
3897 | lachende | antwurte | er | ir | sô | | with a smile | answered | he | her | thus |
| ir | en- | -muget | iuch | des | niht | erwern | | you | _ | can | _ | of this | nothing | resist |
| wan | ich | wil | iu | stæte | swern | | for | I | will | to you | steadfastness | swear |
3900 | sîn | vinger | wurden | ûf | geleit | | his | fingers | were | _ | prepared |
| diu | vrouwe | gap | im | den | eit | | the | lady | gave | him | the | oath |
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