Erec | vrouwe | Ênîte | reizte | daz | | Lady | Enite | brought it about | that |
1843 | diu | dort | als | ein | engel | saz | | who | there | like | an | angel | sat |
| mit | schœne | und | ouch | mit | güete | | in | beauty | and | also | in | goodness |
| daz | Êreckes | gemüete | | that | Erec's | thoughts |
1846 | vil | herzenlîche | nâch | ir | ranc | | very | affectionately | for | her | longed |
| der | tage | dûhte | in | ze | lanc | | the | day | seemed | to him | too | long |
| daz | er | ze | langern | zîten | | that | he | for | (a) longer | time |
1849 | ir | minne | solde | bîten | | (for) her | love | should | wait |
| dan | unz | an | die | næhsten | naht | | than | until | _ | the | coming | night |
| ouch | truoc | si | im | bedaht | | also | bore | she | for him | privately |
1852 | einen | willen | dem | gelîch | | a | desire | (to) his | like |
| daz | ez | wære | wætlîch | | that | it | were | easily possible |
| und | hete- | -z | nieman | gesehen | | and | had | it | no one | seen |
1855 | daz | dâ | wære | geschehen | | that | there | had | happened |
| ein | vil | vriuntlîchez | spil | | a | very | friendly | game |
| zewâre | ich | iu | daz | sagen | wil | | truly | I | you | that | tell | will |
1858 | dâ | was | der | Minnen | gewin | | there | was | (for) | Love | victory |
| diu | Minne | rîchsete | under | in | | _ | love | ruled | over | them |
| und | vuocte | in | grôzen | ungemach | | and | caused | them | great | discomfort |
1861 | dô | einz | daz | ander | ane | sach | | when | one | the | other | _ | saw |
| dô | en- | -was | in | beiden | niht | baz | | there | _ | was | for them | both | no | different |
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