Klage | der | ist | z- | -er | werlte | ein | sælic | man | | he | is | in | the | world | a | happy | man |
1349 | ich | râte | dir | den | einen | | I | will advise | you | the | one |
| und | anders | deheinen | | and | otherwise | no other |
| wan | daz | wære | misselungen | | for | that | would be | misfortunate |
1352 | würde | ein | wîp | betwungen | | were | a | woman | to be conquered |
| mit | zouberlîchen | dingen | | with | magic | things |
| dû | en- | -darft | niht | ûz | dingen | | you | _ | may | not | _ | pick and chose |
1355 | wan | ich | en- | -wil | anders | niht | | for | I | _ | will | otherwise | nothing |
| swem | liebe | dâ | von | geschiht | | (to) whomever | love | _ | from this | happens |
| des | freut | er | sich | unrehte | | (for) this | is happy | he | _ | unjustly |
1358 | wan | daz | ist | bœsem | knehte | | for | that | has | (a) lowly | squire |
| gemeine | mit | rîchem | herren | | in common | with | (a) powerful | lord |
| und | mac | doch | gewerren | | and | can | still | harm |
1361 | dem | manne | an | der | sælekeit | | _ | one | from | _ | (true) happiness |
| got | gebe | im | iemer | leit | | (may) God | give | him | always | sorrow |
| der | sîn | von | êrste | began | | who | it | _ | first | began |
1364 | wan | dâ | mite | hât | manic | man | | for | _ | thereby | has | many a | man |
| unde | ouch | vil | manic | wîp | | and | also | very | many a | woman |
| verlorn | sêle | unde | lîp | | lost | soul | and | body |
1367 | durch | daz | suln | wir | in | lâzen | | _ | because of this | should | we | it | avoid |
| daz | er | sî | verwâzen | | (may) | he | be | damned |
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