Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 March 2023
Swer an rehte güete
wendet sîn gemüete,
dem volget sælde und êre.
Des gît gewisse lêre
künech Artûs der guote,
der mit rîters muote
nâch lobe kunde strîten.
Er hât bî sînen zîten
gelebt also schône
daz er der êren krône
dô truoc, und noch sîn nam treit.
Des habent die wârheit
sîne lantliute:
si jehent, er lebe noch hiute.
Er hât den lop erworben,
ist im der lîp erstorben,
sô lebt doch iemer sîn nam.
er ist lasterlîcher scham
iemer vil gar erwert,
der noch nâch sînem site vert.
Ein rîter der gelêrt was
und ez an den buochen las,
swenner sîne stunde
niht baz bewenden chunde,
daz er ouch tihtens pflac –
daz man gerne hoeren mac,
dâ chêrt er sînen vlîz an.
Er was genant Hartman
und was ein Ouwære:
der tihte diz mære.
Ez het der künech Artûs
ze Karidôl in sîn hûs
zeinen pfingesten geleit
nâch rîcher gewonheit
eine alsô schoene hôchzît,
daz er dâ vor noch sît
deheine schoener nie gewan.
Deiswâr dâ was ein boeser man
in vil swachem werde,
wande sich gesamenten ûf der erde
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