Erec | und | stach | in | mit | selher | kraft | | and | struck | him | with | such | force |
4730 | daz | keiîn | rehte | als | ein | sac | | that | Kei | just | like | a | sack |
| under | dem | rosse | gelac | | beneath | the | horse | lay |
| nâch | sînem | rehte | | as was | his | due |
4733 | ungelîch | einem | guoten | knehte | | unlike | a | brave | knight |
| daz | ros | vuorte | Êrec | dan | | the | horse | led | Erec | away |
| Keiîn | der | schalchafte | man | | Kei | the | malicious | one |
4736 | ime | vaste | nâch | lief | | him | quickly | _ | ran after |
| lûte | er | in | ane | rief | | loudly | he | (to) him | _ | cried out |
| nein | ritter | vil | guot | | no | knight | most | brave |
4739 | durch | dînen | tugenthaften | muot | | in the name of | your | noble | spirit |
| daz | mir | daz | ros | hie | bestê | | (that) | (with) me | the | horse | here | remain |
| oder | ich | muoz | es | immer | mê | | otherwise | I | must | (of) it | ever | more |
4742 | geswachet | und | gehœnet | sîn | | dispised | and | ridiculed | be |
| jâ | en- | -ist | ez | weizgot | niht | mîn | | in truth | _ | is | it | God knows | not | mine |
| dô | kêrte | der | guote | | then | turned | the | good (man) |
4745 | mit | lachendem | muote | | with | (a) (friendly) | disposition |
| und | vernam | sîne | klage | | and | heard | his | lamant |
| er | sprach | ritter | nû | sage | | he | spoke | knight | now | tell (me) |
4748 | wie | bist- | -û | genant | | how | are | you | called |
| unde | tuo | mir | erkant | | and | make | (to) me | known |
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