Iwein | und | die | hende | vaste | | and | (their) | hands | tightly |
4940 | ze | rücke | mit | baste | | behind (their) | backs | with | bast |
| den | gurren | die | sî | truogen | hin | | the | nags | which | them | bore | there |
| den | wâren | die | zagele | under | in | | (on) them | were | (their) | tails | between | (one another) |
4943 | zesamene | gevlohten | | _ | braided together |
| daz | sî | nie- | -ne | mohten | | (so) that | they | not | _ | could |
| ein | ander | entwîchen | | (from) one | another | separate |
4946 | dô | sî | sô | jæmerlîchen | | when | they | so | pitiable |
| ir | edel | vater | rîten | sach | | their | noble | father | riding | saw |
| daz | im | sîn | herze | nie- | -ne | brach | | that | him | his | heart | not | _ | did break |
4949 | von | jâmer | des | wundert | mich | | from | grief | (this) | causes wonder | me |
| wande- | -z | was | wol | jæmerlich | | for | it | was | certainly | pitiable |
| sus | vuorte- | -r- | -s | vür | daz | bürgetor | | thus | led | he | them | before | the | castle gate |
4952 | dâ | hôrten | sî | in | ruofen | vor | | _ | heard | they | him | shouting | before it |
| er | hienge- | -s | alle | viere | | he | would hang | them | all | four |
| ob | man | sî | niht | vil | schiere | | if | one | them | not | most | quickly |
4955 | mit | ir | swester | lôste | | with | their | sister | ransomed |
| dô | sprach | der | sî | dâ | trôste | | then | spoke | the one who | them | there | gave comfort |
| der | rîter | der | des | lewen | pflac | | the | knight | who | (of) the | lion | took care |
4958 | de- | -is- | -wâr | herre | ob | ich | mac | | this | is | true | Sir | if | I | can |
| ich | ledige | unser | gesellen | | I | will free | our | companions |
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