Erec | daz | er | dar | nâch | tæte | | that | he | _ | accordingly | would do |
1473 | wan | er | den | willen | hæte | | because | he | the | intention | had |
| ze | tuone | sîner | armuot | buoz | | to | _ | of his | poverty | free (him) |
| dô | neic | er | im | an | den | vuoz | | then | bowed | he | (himself) | toward | (his) | feet |
1476 | und | was | des | gedingen | vrô | | and | was | (at) the | propects | happy |
| urloup | nâmen | si | dô | | leave | took | they | then |
| von | allem | dem | gesinde | dâ | | from | all | the | company | there |
1479 | unde | schieden | sich | sâ | | and | parted | _ | immediately |
| unde | riten | von | dan | | and | rode | from | there |
| Êrec | -wolde | nieman | | Erec | wanted | no one |
1482 | mit | im | von | stete | rîten | lân | | with | him | from | the place | ride | to let |
| mit | heile | bat | er | si | dâ | bestân | | with | (God's) blessings | bid | he | them | there | remain |
| alsô | si | dô | beide | | as soon as | they | then | both |
1485 | kâmen | ûf | die | heide | | came | onto | the | heath |
| Êrec | begunde | schouwen | | Erec | began | to behold |
| sîne | juncvrouwen | | his | young lady |
1488 | ouch | sach | si | vil | dicke | an | | also | look at | she | very | often | _ |
| bliuclîchen | ir | man | | shyly | her | man |
| dô | wehselten | si | vil | dicke | | there | exchanged | they | very | often |
1491 | die | vriuntlîchen | blicke | | _ | tender | glanzes |
| ir | herze | wart | der | minne | vol | | her | heart | was | of | love | full |
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