1. They said you fell in love and became poor
Woe to me with my crossed eyes

2. So when you get lost in thought
Fate laughs at destiny

3. And when God wants
To rule on a pressing matter

4. The heart is blinded so it cannot see
And sometimes vision itself is blinded

5. Then I turned back to them
Quoting one who might take heed

6. And I replied: Do not be hasty
Flies fall on what is rotten