Erec | mit | sîner | âmîen | kæme | | with | his | lady-love | should come |
679 | und | den | sparwære | næme | | and | the | sparrow-hawk | take |
| als | er | ouch | ê | hete | getân | | as | he | also | before | had | done |
| nû | sâhen | si | dort | zuo | gân | | now | saw | they | there | _ | approaching |
682 | Êrecken | mit | vrouwen | Ênîten | | Erec | with | Lady | Enite |
| er | vuorte | si | an | sîner | sîten | | he | escorted | her | by | his | side |
| hin | dâ | er | den | sparwære | sach | | there | where | he | the | sparrow-hawk | saw |
685 | ze | des | ritters | gehœrde | er | sprach | | with in | the | knight's | hearing | he | spoke |
| vrouwe | lœset | diu | bant | | lady | untie | the | bands |
| und | nemet | den | sparwære | ûf | die | hant | | and | take | the | sparrow-hawk | on | (your) | hand |
688 | wan | daz | ist | wâr | âne | strît | | because | it | is | true | without | dispute |
| hi- | -en | ist | niemen | schœner | dan | ir | sît | | here | _ | is | no one | more beautiful | than | you | are |
| dem | ritter | was | daz | ungemach | | to the | knight | was | this | vexing |
691 | vil | unwirdeclîche | er | sprach | | very | disgracefully | he | spoke |
| lât | den | sparwære | stân | | leave | the | sparrow-hawk | stand |
| ez | en- | -sol | iu | niht | sô | wol | ergân | | it | _ | shall | for you | nothing | so | well | go |
694 | ir | dürftiginne | | you | begger-woman |
| war | tuot | ir | iuwer | sinne | | what | does | to you | your | senses |
| lânt | in | ir | der | er | baz | gezeme | | leave | it | for her | whom | it | better | befits |
697 | und | diu | in | von | rehte | neme | | and | she who | it | _ | by right | takes |
| daz | ist | hie | mîn | vriundîn | | that | is | here | my | lady-love |
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