Erec | des | was | der | kneht | vrô | | of this | was | the | servant | happy |
3543 | hin | vür | z- | -er | vrouwen | îlte | er | dô | | _ | up there | to | the | lady | hurried | he | then |
| daz | er | ir | diu | ros | emphie | | (so) that | he | from her | the | horses | might take |
| wider | ze | ir | gesellen | si | dô | gie | | _ | to | her | companion | she | then | went back |
3546 | der | kneht | diu | ros | zesamene | bant | | the | servant | the | horses | _ | together tethered |
| dar | zuo | leite | er | sîn | gewant | | _ | there | laid | he | his | cloak |
| sînen | huot | nam | er | in | die | hant | | his | hat | took | he | in | (his) | hand |
3549 | und | gienc | dâ | er | wazzer | vant | | and | went | where | he | water | found |
| in | beiden | er | sô | vil | truoc | | (to) them | both | he | so | much | carried |
| daz | man | die | hende | getwuoc | | that | one | the | hands | could wash |
3552 | die | tweheln | leite | er | ûf | daz | gras | | _ | cloths | laid | he | on | the | grass |
| dar | ûf | die | spîse | diu | dâ | was | | (and) _ | thereon | the | food | that | there | was |
| vleisch | brôt | unde | wîn | | meat | bread | and | wine |
3555 | es | en- | -mohte | nie | mêre | sîn | | of it | _ | could | not | more | be |
| als | si | dô | genuoc | gâzen | | when | they | then | enough | had eaten |
| und | wider | ûf | gesâzen | | and | again | _ | had mounted again |
3558 | Êrec | sprach | zuo | dem | knehte | | Erec | sprach | to | the | servant |
| knabe | ir | sult | von | rehte | | squire | you | must | by | rights |
| etelîchen | lôn | emphân | | some | compensation | receive |
3561 | des | ir | zuo | uns | habet | getân | | for that which | you | for | us | have | done |
| ir | habet | minne | wol | versolt | | you | have | (our) affection | well | earned |
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