Heinrich | Nû | er | si | als | schœne | sach | | now as | he | her | so | beautiful | saw |
1242 | wider | sich | selben | er | dô | sprach | | to | _ | himself | he | then | said |
| dû | hâst | einen | tumben | gedanc | | you | have | a | foolish | notion |
| daz | dû | sunder | sînen | danc | | that | you | without | His | permission |
1245 | gerst | ze | lebenne | einen | tac | | desire | to | live | one | day |
| wider | den | nieman | niht | en- | -mac | | against | whom | no one | nothing | _ | can do |
| du | en- | -weist | ouch | rehte | waz | dû | tuost | | you | not | do know | also | rightly | what | you | are doing |
1248 | sît | dû | benamen | ersterben | muost | | even though | you | certainly | die | must |
| daz | dû | diz | lasterlîche | leben | | that | you | this | shameful | life |
| daz | dir | got | hât | gegeben | | which | you | God | has | given |
1251 | niht | vil | willeclîchen | treist | | not | completely | willingly | endure |
| und | ouch | dar | zuo | en- | -weist | | and | also | _ | in addition | not | know |
| ob | dich | des | kindes | tôt | ernert | | whether | you | the | child's | death | saves |
1254 | swaz | dir | got | hât | beschert | | whatever | you | God | has | given |
| daz | lâ | allez | geschehen | | that | let | all | happen |
| ich | en- | -wil | des | kindes | tôt | niht | sehen | | I | _ | will | the | child's | death | not | see |
1257 | Des | bewac | er | sich | zehant | | this | decided | he | himself | immediately |
| und | begunde | bôzen | an | die | want | | and | began | to pound | on | the | wall |
| er | hiez | sich | lâzen | dar | in | | he | bade | _ | to be let | _ | there in |
1260 | der | meister | sprach | ich | en- | -bin | | the | master | said | I | _ | am |
| nû | niht | müezic | dar | zuo | | now | not | free | _ | to (do) this |
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