Erec | der | ritter | Êrec | dâ | | the | knight | Erec | where |
6136 | in | sô | grôzem | kumber | lac | | in | such | great | distress | lay |
| und | sîn | vrouwe | Ênîte | phlac | | and | him | Lady | Enite | watched over |
| dannoch | dô | der | herre | | even | while | the | lord |
6139 | von | in | was | vil | verre | | from | them | was | very | far (away) |
| dô | gehôrte | er | daz | wîp | | then | heard | he | the | woman |
| mit | wuofe | quellen | ir | lîp | | with | (her) wailing | tormenting | her | body |
6142 | und | als | er | ir | stimme | vernam | | and | when | he | her | voice | heard |
| von | wunder | er | dar | kam | | out (of) | curiosity | he | there | came |
| ze | diu | daz | er | gesæhe | | for | that | that | he | might see |
6145 | waz | wunders | dâ | geschæhe | | what | (of) wonders | there | was happening |
| iemitten | unde | si | daz | swert | | just | as | she | the | sword |
| gegen | ir | brüsten | wert | | against | her | breast | directed |
6148 | sich | ze | tœten | hete | gesat | | herself | to | kill | had | set |
| nû | kam | er | rîtende | an | die | stat | | now | came | he | riding | to | the | place |
| und | als | er | ir | gebærde | ersach | | and | when | he | (by) her | actions | saw |
6151 | daz | si | gegen | dem | lîbe | stach | | that | she | towards | her | body | thrust |
| dô | wart | im | von | dem | rosse | gâch | | then | (sprang) | (he) | from | (his) | horse | quickly |
| wan | er | mohte | sich | vil | nâch | | for | he | could | _ | very | well |
6154 | an | der | rede | versûmet | hân | | with | _ | words | arrived too late | have |
| daz | der | stich | wære | getân | | (and) that | the | thrust | would have been | done |
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