by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Nicht Gelegenheit macht Diebe
Language: German (Deutsch)
Nicht Gelegenheit macht Diebe, Sie ist selbst der größte Dieb; Denn sie stahl den Rest der Liebe, Die mir noch im Herzen blieb. Dir hat sie ihn übergeben, Meines Lebens Vollgewinn, Daß ich nun, verarmt, mein Leben Nur von dir gewärtig bin. Doch ich fühle schon Erbarmen Im Karfunkel deines Blicks, Und erfreu in deinen Armen Mich erneuerten Geschicks.
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Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Carl Adalbert Eberwein (1786 - 1868), "Hatem" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Nicht Gelegenheit macht Diebe", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Goethe-Lieder, no. 39, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "It isn't opportunity that makes a thief", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Non è l'occasione a fare il ladro", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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