No Money Нету денег Jewish Songs. For All Russian text: Olga Anikina Project producer: Walter J. Kin https://jewishhit.com/create/no-money/ ABOUT THIS WORKING TEXT All 28 written lines from the Russian source text, including its four choruses. English explains meaning; it is not a singable adaptation. STORY Bills arrive and the tenant demands repairs with stubborn humor. Dire Gelt means rent or rent money. Our Russian adaptation by Olga Anikina (2017) is retitled Netu deneg: No Money, not a literal translation of the original title. Elechka performs the linked recording. RUSSIAN / LITERAL ENGLISH 1. Нету денег ой ой ой There is no money, oy oy oy 2. Нету денег боже мой There is no money, my God 3. Кто не платит тот пойдёт Whoever does not pay will go 4. По миру с сумой Begging through the world with a beggar's bag 5. Мне пришёл по почте пакет A packet arrived for me in the mail 6. В нём счета за воду и свет Inside are bills for water and electricity 7. Посижу полистаю а что ещё делать I will sit and leaf through them; what else is there to do? 8. Если денег нет If there is no money 9. Нету денег ой ой ой There is no money, oy oy oy 10. Нету денег боже мой There is no money, my God 11. Кто не платит тот пойдёт Whoever does not pay will go 12. По миру с сумой Begging through the world with a beggar's bag 13. Вот хозяин заходит в подъезд Here the landlord comes into the building entrance 14. Он кричит что наложит арест He shouts that he will have property seized 15. Каждый месяц одно и тоже It is the same thing every month 16. Как ему не надоест How does he not get tired of it? 17. Нету денег ой ой ой There is no money, oy oy oy 18. Нету денег боже мой There is no money, my God 19. Кто не платит тот пойдёт Whoever does not pay will go 20. По миру с сумой Begging through the world with a beggar's bag 21. Сколько могут трубы течь How long can the pipes keep leaking? 22. Поломалась в кухне печь The stove in the kitchen has broken 23. Пусть хозяин сам заплатит Let the landlord pay for it himself 24. Чтоб жильцов себе сберечь So that he can keep his tenants 25. Нету денег ой ой ой There is no money, oy oy oy 26. Нету денег боже мой There is no money, my God 27. Кто не платит тот пойдёт Whoever does not pay will go 28. По миру с сумой Begging through the world with a beggar's bag IDIOMS AND MEANING Dire Gelt / Нету денег Literal: Rent money / No money. Dire means apartment or dwelling; gelt means money. Together, dire-gelt means rent. No Money is our Russian adaptation's new title, not a literal translation. The title shifts from the landlord's demand to the tenant's answer. По миру с сумой Literal: Through the world with a beggar's bag. The idiom means being reduced to begging, not taking a carefree trip around the world. Счета за воду и свет Literal: Bills for water and electricity. In this domestic context, 'light' means the electricity supply. 'Bills for water and light' is overly mechanical English. Он кричит что наложит арест Literal: He shouts that he will have property seized. The threat concerns seizure or attachment for debt; the object is left unstated. Avoid specifying a particular legal lien or implying that the landlord will personally arrest the tenant. YOUR BRIEF Keep the everyday material details and the stubborn humor. The singer wants repairs and a livable home, not an abstract celebration of poverty. Confirm permissions for the Russian words and recording; a historical source does not by itself establish a license. SOURCES Elechka: No Money, Russian recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S9jaXBG6eU No Money: additional Russian recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY0c9i49RDk Mlotek collection: Dire-Gelt means Rent https://yiddishsongs.org/dire-gelt/ Share only a public-page link for review: https://jewishhit.com/create/#submit Review is not acceptance, a payment promise or a rights transfer. Work-for-hire terms and permissions are agreed separately. OUR SOURCE AND APPROACH Olga Anikina’s Russian texts can substantially reimagine earlier Yiddish, Hebrew, Polish or other sources while preserving their spirit and central idea. Adapt her Russian text, not the earlier original anew. Stay close to her images, word meanings, expressions and structure; make the English sing without replacing her story. The producer confirms exclusive rights to these Russian lyrics; underlying music and recording rights are separate. TAKE PART IN YOUR OWN WAY Write, sing, produce, collaborate, or combine roles. Video or audio-only recordings are welcome: solo, duet, band, choir or another ensemble; live, with collaborators, Suno or other permitted tools. Clear song, backing-track and tool permissions before publishing. Recording links must be YouTube, Spotify or YouTube Music only; no other platforms or files. Lyric-only submissions still use your own public webpage. Strong original versions may be featured on JewishHit.com and possibly RIGLI's music channel with credit and permission. A strong performer may be invited for separately paid recordings even if their lyric is not accepted. Recording fees are agreed separately, not covered automatically by writing fees. Creative choices are partly subjective, not an objective talent ranking. Show us your strengths; we welcome a conversation about collaboration. https://jewishhit.com/create/#perform