Klage | sô | sint | ez | reine | minne | | then | (is) | it | pure | love |
781 | von | diu | swem | ez | sô | geziuhet | | of | those | (to) whomever | it | so | is appropriate |
| daz | im | daz | heil | vor | fliuhet | | that | (from) him | _ | good fortune | _ | flees |
| und | er | niuwan | sînen | gruoz | | and | he | only | his | greetings |
784 | mit | tugenden | verdienen | muoz | | with | virtues | earn | must |
| als | ez | dir | lîp | ist | gewant | | as | it | (for) you | body | is | the case |
| dem | muoz | werden | erkant | | (to) him | (it) must | become | known |
787 | wes | er | die | liute | dunket | wert | | (of) what | he | (to) _ | people | appears | of value |
| erwirbet | er | iht | des | er | gert | | (if) achieves | he | anything | (of) which | he | desires |
| der | mac | im | selben | danc | sagen | | he | can | (for) it | himself | thanks | give |
790 | und | den | muot | dâ | von | wol | hôhe | tragen | | and | (his) | attitude | _ | thereby | indeed | proudly | bear |
| jâ | wæne | ie | dehein | man | | indeed | (don't) think | ever | any | one |
| âne | kumber | liep | gewan | | without | cares | happiness | won |
793 | wir | hâben | des | mêre | vernomen | | we | have | (of) this | more | heard |
| von | manigem | der | doch | volkomen | | of | many a one | who | certainly | perfect |
| was | an | ganzem | sinne | | was | in (his) | whole | being |
796 | und | ûf | genâde | der | minne | | and | for | gifts | of | love |
| dienete | ie | vil | schône | | served | ever | very | well |
| und | beleip | mit | swachem | lône | | and | remained | with (a) | poor | reward |
799 | danne | daz | ieman | habe | heil | | than | that | anyone | received | happiness |
| er- | -n | gediene- | -s | etlich | teil | | (unless) he | _ | earned | it | (in) some | part |
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