Heinrich | wir | wellen | ir | durch | iuch | entwesen | | we | are willing | her | for | you | to give up |
987 | Dô | im | sîn | gemahel | bôt | | when | for him | his | bride | offered |
| vür | sînen | siechtuom | ir | tôt | | for | his | sickness | her | death |
| und | man | ir | ernest | ersach | | and | one | her | seriousness | recognized |
990 | dô | wart | dâ | michel | ungemach | | there | was | there | great | anguish |
| und | riuweclich | gebærde | | and | sorrow filled | actions |
| mislich | beswærde | | various (manifestations of) | sorrow |
993 | huop | sich | dô | under | in | | arose | _ | there upon | among | them |
| zwischen | dem | kinde | und | in | drin | | between | the | child | and | of them | the three |
| ir | vater | und | ir | muoter | die | | her | father | and | her | mother | they |
996 | huoben | michel | weinen | hie | | brought forth | great | weeping | here |
| weinens | gienc | in | michel | nôt | | (their) weeping | caused | them | great | distress |
| umbe | ir | vil | lieben | kindes | tôt | | at the prospect of | their | very | dear | child's | death |
999 | nu | begunde | ouch | der | herre | | then | began | also | the | lord |
| gedenken | alsô | verre | | to think | so | earnestly |
| an | des | kindes | triuwe | | about | the | child's | loyalty |
1002 | und | begreif | in | ouch | ein | riuwe | | and | overcame | him | also | such | anguish |
| daz | er | sêre | weinen | began | | that | he | very hard | to cry | began |
| und | zwîvelte | vaste | dar | an | | and | was in doubt | very much | _ | there on |
1005 | weder | ez | bezzer | getân | | whether | it | better | done |
| möhte | sîn | ode | verlân | | might | be | or | forgone |
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