As Ich ken kein mame nit sein, Yiddish-American song

"Since I cannot be a mother"
"My luck is asleep. I cannot have a child, nor have the joys of being a parent and grand parent. There is not remedy for my illness. The sun shines, but not for me."
Source: Heskes, Irene, Yiddish American Popular Songs, 1895-1950. (General)