Erec| | sô | schœne | und | sô | gemeite | | so | lovely | and | so | courtly |
| 8076 | sâ | zuo | den | stunden | | immediately | at | (that) | moment |
| | si | alle | begunden | | they | all | began |
| | wîp | und | man | beide | | women | and | men | alike |
| 8079 | von | nâhe | gândem | leide | | because of | deep | penetrating | sorrow |
| | ir | vreuden | entwîchen | | their | joy | lost |
| | und | vil | jæmerlîchen | | and | most | pitiably |
| 8082 | klagen | daz | wünneclîche | wîp | | to lament | (for) the | beautiful | woman |
| | und | daz | verliesen | sînen | lîp | | and | that | lose | his | life |
| | solde | ein | alsô | vrumer | man | | should | a | so | valiant | man |
| 8085 | wan | dâ | zwîvelten | si | niht | an | | for | _ | did doubt | they | not | there on |
| | si | sprâchen | herre | rîcher | got | | they | said | Lord | almighty | God |
| | war | umbe | geschuof | dîn | gebot | | _ | why | did create | Your | command |
| 8088 | einen | sô | vollekomen | man | | a | so | perfect | man |
| | dâ | wære | vol | dîn | genâde | an | | _ | were | full | your | mercy | there on |
| | daz | dû | in | hætest | bewart | | (of) that | you | him | had | protected |
| 8091 | vor | dirre | leidigen | vart | | from | this | fateful | trip |
| | daz | er | iht | wære | komen | | (so) that | he | not | had | come |
| | wan | hie | wirt | im | der | lîp | benomen | | for | here | will | (from) him | (his) | life | be taken |
| 8094 | ouwê | dû | vil | armez | wîp | | alas | you | most | unfortunate | woman |
| | wie | dû | queltest | dînen | lîp | | how | you | would torture | your | body |
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