Iwein | so- | -ne | wirt | im | niht | wan | der | dôz | | then | _ | is | (for) him | nothing | except | the | noise |
254 | und | ist | der | schade | al- | -ze | grôz | | and | is | the | loss | all | too | great |
| wan | si | verliesent | beide | ir | arbeit | | for | they | lose | both | their | effort |
| der | dâ | hœret | und | der | dâ | seit | | who | there | is listening | and | who | there | is telling |
257 | ir | muget | mir | deste | gerner | dagen | | you | may | (to) me | even | more easily | listen quietly |
| ich- | -n | wil | iu | keine | lüge | sagen | | (while) I | _ | will | you | no | lies | tell |
| ez | geschach | mir | dâ | von | ist | ez | wâr | | it | happened | (to) me | _ | therefore | is | it | true |
260 | es | sint | nû | wol | zehen | jâr | | it | is | now | well | ten | years |
| daz | ich | nâch | âventiure | reit | | that | I | in search of | adventure | rode |
| gewâfent | nâch | gewonheit | | armed | as | usual |
263 | ze | Braziljân | in | den | walt | | in | Brazilian | into | the | forest |
| dâ | wârn | die | wege | manecvalt | | there | were | the | paths | many |
| dô | kêrt | ich | nâch | der | zeswen | hant | | then | turned | I | to | the | right | hand |
266 | ûf | einen | stîc | den | ich | dâ | vant | | onto | a | path | which | I | there | found |
| der | wart | vil | rûch | und | enge | | it | was | very | overgrown | and | narrow |
| durch | dorne | und | durch | gedrenge | | through | thorn | and | through | thicket |
269 | sô | vuor | ich | allen | den | tac | | so | traveled | I | all | (that) | day |
| daz | ich | vür | wâr | wol | sprechen | mac | | (so) that | I | _ | truly | well | say | can |
| daz | ich | sô | grôze | arbeit | | that | I | so | much | difficulty |
272 | nie | von | ungeverte | erleit | | never | from | tough going | suffered |
| und | dô | ez | an | den | âbent | gienc | | and | when | (it) | _ | _ | evening | approached |
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