Erec| | und | swie | er | wære | umbegeben | | and | how | it | was | enclosed |
| 8471 | dar | in | en- | -dorfte | niemen | streben | | _ | therein | _ | dare | no one | enter |
| | dem | ze | ihte | mære | | (for) whom | of | any | value |
| | lîp | und | êre | wære | | life | and | honor | were |
| 8474 | er | sprach | dâ | wonet | inne | | he | said | _ | lives | therein |
| | mit | sîner | vriundinne | | with | his | lady-friend |
| | ein | ritter | sô | manhaft | | a | knight | so | manly |
| 8477 | daz | eht | er | mit | sîner | kraft | | that | actually | he | with | his (own) | strength |
| | alle | die | erslagen | hât | | all | those | slain | has |
| | die | des | niht | wolden | haben | rât | | who | about this | nothing | would | take | advice |
| 8480 | von | tumbes | herzen | stiure | | (because) of | (a) foolish | heart's | insistance |
| | si | suochten | âventiure | | they | sought | adventure |
| | ich | sage | iu | swelh | ritter | guot | | I | will tell | you | whatever | knight | good |
| 8483 | her | kumt | ûf | den | selben | muot | | here | comes | with | the | same | intention |
| | der | suoche | wan | die | porte | | he | should seek | only | the | gate |
| | bî | dem | êrsten | worte | | at | (his) | first | word |
| 8486 | sô | vindet | er | si | offen | stân | | then | will find | he | it | open | standing |
| | er | mac | drin | rîten | oder | gân | | he | can | therein | ride | or | walk |
| | die | andern | belîbent | hie | vor | | the | others | must remain | _ | outside |
| 8489 | sô | besliuzet | sich | daz | tor | | then | will shut | by itself | the | gate |
| | diu | rede | muoz | sich | scheiden | | the | matter | must | itself | be decided |
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