It isn't opportunity that makes a thief
(Franz) Carl Adalbert Eberwein
It isn't opportunity that makes a thief:
opportunity itself is the greatest thief.
For it stole the rest of the love
that remained in my heart.
It has handed it over to you,
all the profit of my love,
so I now, impoverished, find that my life
depends totally on you.
But at least I find comfort
in the jewel that is your eye,
And in your arms I enjoy
a renewed fortune.