Erec| | si | en- | -hât | an | mir | niht | missetân | | she | _ | (would) find | in | me | nothing | failing |
| 518 | ez | mac | wol | mit | êren | sîn | | it | may | certainly | with | honor | happen |
| | ich | künde | iu | den | vater | mîn | | I | shall tell | you | (about) | father | my |
| | der | ist | der | künec | Lac | genant | | he | is | _ | King | Lac | called |
| 521 | beide | liute | unde | lant | | both | (his) people | and | land |
| | lîp | und | allez | daz | ich | hân | | myself | and | everything | that | I | have |
| | mache | ich | ir | undertân | | would make | I | to her | subject |
| 524 | daz | si | des | muoz | walten | | that | she | (over) them | will | rule |
| | dô | begunden | dem | alten | | then | began | (for) the | old man |
| | von | jâmer | vil | tougen | | with | grief | very | hidden |
| 527 | truoben | diu | ougen | | to grow dim | (his) | eyes |
| | weinens | sîn | herze | wart | gemant | | to tears | his | heart | was | moved |
| | mit | dirre | rede | sâ | zehant | | with | these | words | _ | at once |
| 530 | daz | er | kûme | vür | brâhte | | that | he | scarcely | _ | (could) utter |
| | die | rede | der | er | gedâhte | | the | words | which | he | thought |
| | er | sprach | herre | disen | spot | | he | said | sir | this | mockery |
| 533 | sult | ir | lâzen | durch | got | | should | you | refrain from | _ | for God's sake |
| | iuwer | rede | ist | vil | verlâzenlich | | your | words | are | very | inconsiderate |
| | nû | hât | got | über | mich | | now | has | God | over | me |
| 536 | verhenget | swes | er | wolde | | hung | what | He | has wanted |
| | anders | dan | ez | solde | | otherwise | than | it | befits me |
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