Erec | und | sage | iu | war | umbe | ich | daz | tuo | | and | will tell | you | _ | why | I | (this) | do |
4576 | ich | en- | -var | nâch | gemache | niht | | I | _ | am traveling | for | comfort | not |
| swaz | ouch | mir | des | geschiht | | wherever | also | (for) me | this | happens |
| dar | ûf | ahte | ich | niht | vil | | _ | (about) it | do pay regard | I | not | much |
4579 | wan | ich | dar | nâch | niht | wil | werben | | for | I | _ | for (it) | not | will | strive |
| der | künec | was | des | gastes | vrô | | the | king | was | (with) | (his) guest | happy |
| zuo | den | rossen | gienc | er | dô | | to | (their) | horses | went | he | then |
4582 | er | sprach | wir | suln | rîten | | er | said | we | should | ride |
| nû | half | er | vrouwen | Ênîten | | now | helped | he | Lady | Enite |
| daz | si | ûf | ir | pherit | gesaz | | that | she | _ | her | horse | mounted |
4585 | mit | schœnen | zühten | tete | er | daz | | with | fine | manners | did | he | that |
| er | vuorte | si | vür | an | den | wec | | he | led ahead | her | _ | on | the | way |
| dar | nâch | reit | Êrec | | _ | after (them) | rode | Erec |
4588 | und | als | si | vür | daz | hûs | riten | | and | when | they | up to | the | castle | had ridden |
| niht | langer | daz | vermiten | | no | longer | (from) (this) | refrained |
4591 | si | en- | -liefen | engegen | ir | herren | | they | _ | ran | toward | their | lord |
| ûz | vür | daz | bürgetor | | out | before | the | castle gate |
| dâ | emphiengen | si | in | vor | | _ | welcomed | they | him | before (it) |
4594 | mit | vrœlîchem | schalle | | with | happy | celebration |
| wan | sî | wâren | alle | | for | they | were | all |
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