Erec | Artûs | und | diu | künegîn | | Arthur | and | the | queen |
1263 | und | lobeten- | -s | unsern | trehtîn | | and | praised | for it | our | Lord |
| daz | im | alsô | jungen | | that | for him | so | young |
| sô | schône | was | gelungen | | so | well | had | succeeded |
1266 | und | im | sîn | êrstiu | ritterschaft | | and | for him | his | first | knightly endeavour |
| mit | lobelîcher | heiles | kraft | | with | of praiseworthy | blessings | a fullness |
| iedoch | alsô | gar | ergie | | indeed | so | completely | had succeeded |
1269 | wan | er | begunde- | -s | vor | nie | | for | he | undertook | it | before | never |
| gar | ein | nîdære | | completely | an | envious person |
1272 | sô- | -ne | truoc | im | dâ | niemen | haz | | so | _ | bore | him | there | no one | ill-will |
| ez- | -n | wart | nie | man | geminnet | baz | | it | _ | was | no | one | liked | better |
| von | einem | ingesinde | | at | a | court |
1275 | wan | er | hete- | -z | von | kinde | | for | he | had | himself | from | childhood |
| umbe | si | gedienet | sô | | from | them | earned | so |
| daz | si | des | alle | wâren | vrô | | that | they | of this | all | were | happy |
1278 | z- | -em | ritter | sprach | diu | künegîn | | to | the | knight | spoke | the | queen |
| iuwer | buoze | diu | sol | ringer | sîn | | your | punishment | it | shall | less | be |
| dan | ir | doch | gearnet | hât | | than | you | actually | earned | have |
1281 | ich | wil | daz | ir | hie | bestât | | I | want | that | you | here | remain |
| und | unser | ingesinde | sît | | and | of our | retinue | be |
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