Dexter – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Sfera Ebbasta

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant world of Italian trap with Sfera Ebbasta's hit "Dexter." This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn modern Italian slang and cultural references, centered around the clever metaphor of a music studio as a creative laboratory. Its catchy, repetitive chorus and clear pop-rap style make it an accessible and fun way to engage with the language of a generation of Italian music fans.

[English]

You want a beat by Charlie

Sick Luke, Sick Luke

Dexter

Red tuft

Nose up, Dexter

Red tuft

Nose up, Dexter

Red tuft

Nose up, Dexter

Dr. Dexter in the lab

Dexter Dexter

Red tuft, Dexter

Nose up

Dexter Dexter

Red tuft, Dexter

Nose up

Dexter Dexter

Red tuft, Dexter

Nose up

Dexter Dexter

Dr. Dexter in the lab

I have a red tuft like Dexter

I drink purple, smoke green

Yellow is my chain-scarf

Orange, Stone Island-island

Too much weed, I see white, counting rainbows

In Dexter’s lab

The phone rings nonstop like a call center

I'm smoking carnivorous plants, yeah

Mixing this and that in the lab

In the kitchen, a chef without Cracco

Taking Makatussin, doing the moonwalk

Outside it looks like a thriller and everyone’s zombies

Talking in bursts like walkie-talkies

Making money, like cash cash

Like

Dexter

Red tuft

Nose up, Dexter

Red tuft

Nose up, Dexter

Red tuft

Nose up, Dexter

Dr. Dexter in the lab

Dexter Dexter

Red tuft, Dexter

Nose up

Dexter Dexter

Red tuft, Dexter

Nose up

Dexter Dexter

Red tuft, Dexter

Nose up

Dexter Dexter

Dr. Dexter in the lab

Dexter

...

[Italian]

Tu vuoi un beat di Charlie

Sick Luke, Sick Luke

Dexter

Ciuffo rosso

Naso all'insù, Dexter

Ciuffo rosso

Naso all'insù, Dexter

Ciuffo rosso

Naso all'insù, Dexter

Dr. Dexter nel laboratorio

Dexter Dexter

Ciuffo rosso, Dexter

Naso all'insù

Dexter Dexter

Ciuffo rosso, Dexter

Naso all'insù

Dexter Dexter

Ciuffo rosso, Dexter

Naso all'insù

Dexter Dexter

Dr. Dexter nel laboratorio

Ho il ciuffo rosso come Dexter

Bevo viola, fumo verde

Gialla è la mia collana-lana

Arancione, Stone Island-island

Troppa ganja vedo bianco, arcobaleno sto contando

Nel laboratorio di Dexter

Il cell squilla continuamente come un call center

Sto fumando piante carnivore, yeah

Sto mixando quello e quell'altro nel laboratorio

In cucina uno chef senza Cracco

Makatussin faccio il moonwalk

Fuori sembra thriller e sono tutti zombie

Sto parlando a scatti tipo walkie talkie

Sto facendo i soldi, tipo soldi soldi

Tipo

Dexter

Ciuffo rosso

Naso all'insù, Dexter

Ciuffo rosso

Naso all'insù, Dexter

Ciuffo rosso

Naso all'insù, Dexter

Dr. Dexter nel laboratorio

Dexter Dexter

Ciuffo rosso, Dexter

Naso all'insù

Dexter Dexter

Ciuffo rosso, Dexter

Naso all'insù

Dexter Dexter

Ciuffo rosso, Dexter

Naso all'insù

Dexter Dexter

Dr. Dexter nel laboratorio

Dexter

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Dexter /ˈdɛkstə/ A1	noun - a name, often used as a character name
laboratorio /laboˈraːtɔrjo/ B1	noun - a room or building equipped for scientific experiments
ciuffo /ˈtʃuffo/ A2	noun - a tuft or clump of hair
naso /ˈnazo/ A1	noun - nose
viola /viˈɔːla/ A2	noun - purple color
fumo /ˈfumo/ A2	noun - smoke
piante /ˈpjante/ B1	noun - plants
soldi /ˈsoldi/ A2	noun - money
gialla /ˈdʒalla/ A2	adjective - yellow
arancione /aranˈtʃone/ A2	adjective - orange
zombie /ˈzɒmbi/ B1	noun - a fictional undead creature
thriller /ˈθrɪlər/ B2	noun - a genre of literature or film that is suspenseful

Key Grammar Structures

• Sto facendo i soldi, tipo soldi soldi

  ➔ Present continuous tense + 'tipo' to compare or emphasize

  ➔ 'Sto facendo' is the present continuous tense, meaning 'I am making' or 'I am doing'. The word 'tipo' is used here to mimic or emphasize the kind of actions or quantity, similar to 'like' or 'such as'.

• Naso all'insù

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating direction or posture

  ➔ 'Naso all'insù' literally means 'nose upwards', indicating the posture of looking up or an attitude of confidence or defiance.

• Dr. Dexter nel laboratorio

  ➔ Prepositional phrase + noun to specify location

  ➔ 'Dr. Dexter nel laboratorio' uses a prepositional phrase to specify that 'Dr. Dexter' is located 'in the laboratory'.

• Bevo viola, fumo verde

  ➔ Present tense verbs + color adjectives to describe actions and objects

  ➔ 'Bevo viola' means 'I drink violet' (referring to a purple drink), and 'fumo verde' means 'I smoke green' (referring to a green-colored smoke or substance).

• Il cell squilla continuamente

  ➔ Present tense + adverb 'continuamente' for ongoing action

  ➔ 'Il cell squilla continuamente' means 'The cell rings continuously', emphasizing the ongoing nature of the ringing.

• Troppa ganja vedo bianco, arcobaleno sto contando

  ➔ Present tense verbs + counting expression + adjectives for description

  ➔ 'Vedo bianco' means 'I see white', indicating hallucinations or visions. 'Sto contando' means 'I am counting' the rainbow colors, implying a vivid perception.

• Nel laboratorio di Dexter

  ➔ Prepositional phrase + proper noun to indicate location

  ➔ 'Nel laboratorio di Dexter' uses a prepositional phrase to specify that the location is "in Dexter's laboratory".