Erec| | sus | und | sô | wart | mîn | maget | geslagen | | in this manner | and | so | was | my | maiden | beaten |
| 1126 | und | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | and | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| | umbe | den | selben | geiselslac | | on account of | the | same | whipping |
| | schiet | er | vor | leide | | parted | he | in | humiliation |
| 1129 | von | mir | ûf | der | heide | | from | me | on | the | heath |
| | er | sprach | geloubet | vrouwe | mîn | | he | spaid | be assured | lady | my |
| | ich | wil | iu | immer | vremde | sîn | | I | will | to you | always | a stranger | be |
| 1132 | ze | Britanje | in | dem | lande | | of | Britainje | in | the | land |
| | ich- | -n | gereche | mîne | schande | | I | unless | avenge | my | disgrace |
| | und | ob | ich | mich | errechen | mac | | and | if | I | myself | avenge | can |
| 1135 | sô | kum | ich | über | den | dritten | tac | | so | come | I | on | the | third | day |
| | herre | der | ist | morgen | | sir | that | is | tomorrow |
| | gedingen | unde | sorgen | | hopes | and | fears |
| 1138 | hân | ich | umbe | den | jungelinc | | have | I | for | the | young man |
| | wie | nû | stên | sîniu | dinc | | how | now | stands | his | affairs |
| | ich | en- | -mohte | in | nie | erwenden | | I | _ | could | him | not | prevent |
| 1141 | got | welle | in | uns | senden | | God | may | him | to us | send (back) |
| | geselle | nû | bite | ich | dich | | my friend | now | reguest | I | of you |
| | durch | sîne | liebe | und | durch | mich | | for | his | sake | and | for | mine |
| 1144 | daz | dû | dîns | rehtes | niht | nemest | | that | your | your | right | not | (do) take |
| | ê | daz | dû | danne | vernemest | | until | that | you | then | hear |
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