Tran Tran – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Sfera Ebbasta

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is an immersive experience, and Sfera Ebbasta's "Tran Tran" is a perfect entry point into modern Italian and the trap genre. The song's title itself introduces you to a common Italian idiom for the 'daily grind.' By listening, you can pick up contemporary slang and the natural flow of the language, all while being motivated by a story of ambition and success. The catchy repetition in the chorus makes it easy to sing along and practice your pronunciation.

[English]

Billion Heads, Money Gang (Whoa)

Woo-oh-oh-ooh

Woo-oh-oh-ooh

Woo-oh-oh-ooh

Woo-oh-oh-ooh

I’ve never asked for anything

They ask me: "How are you—ai-ai-ai-ai?"

They ask: "How’s it going? How’s it going? How’s it going?"

But we never change, no, never, no, never

It’s always the same routine here, yeah

The S, the F, the E, the R, the A

Don’t act like you don’t know, you’ve heard it in your city, hey

I don’t care about anything, I’m not in the rap game, no

With this one and that one, no, sorry, I don’t speak your language

But I’m sure your daughter likes me

Sure, she's been obsessed with trap for a while now

Ice chains, my heart’s already half-made at my age

You can’t talk about my content, bro, you’re too young

What a bore, what a drag, what a monotonous song

I know, they told you I don’t sing well

But I told you before: "I don’t care"

Get a job and help out at home

Instead of asking your mom for money

No, you’ve never seen your fridge empty

That’s why you don’t think about filling your belly

Filling the room with dark thoughts

Then with the efforts of a whole life

I travel Italy, filling venues

While these guys at home talk about Sfera

I never asked anyone for anything, never

No, I swear, never

In this routine, bro, a big move

But you’re just on a treadmill, running in place

So run, run, run, run, run

Talk less, focus on doing lots and lots

Four in the team, but now I do the math, math

I open accounts, bro, I become a count, with you, wooh

Ooh, oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh, ooh

Ooh, oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh, hey

I took that leap into the void, lifted the cup on the podium

Made my first record, my first gold record

Hate words, people talk trash for little

I’m chilling in the living room, feet soaking

I think about you, but you're just a burden

Damn, what a burden, whoa, I don’t follow you on Insta, no

You love me now that you see me in a magazine

Sending kisses to the fans, hey, I don’t wear Vans, wooh

I wrote a song on the iPhone that hits

I’ve never asked for anything, never

No, I swear, never

In this routine, bro, a big move

But you’re just on a treadmill, running in place

So run, run, run, run, run

Talk less, focus on doing lots and lots

Four in the team, but now I do the math, math

I open accounts, bro, I become a count, with you, wooh

Ooh, oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh, ooh

Ooh, oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh, hey

...

[Italian]

Billion Headz, Money Gang (Whoa)

Woo-oh-oh-ooh

Woo-oh-oh-ooh

Woo-oh-oh-ooh

Woo-oh-oh-ooh

Non ho mai chiesto

Chiedono: "Come stai-ai-ai-ai-ai?"

Chiedono: "Come va? Come va? Come va?"

Ma noi non cambiamo mai, no, mai, no, mai

Qua è sempre il solito tran tran, yeah

La S, la F, la E, la R, la A

Non far finta di niente, hai sentito parlarne nella tua città, ehi

Non mi frega di niente, non c'entro col rap, no

Con quello e con l'altro, no scusa, no hablo tu língua

Ma sicuro piaccio a tua figlia

Sicuro è da un po' che sta in fissa col trap

Collane ghiacciate, c'ho il cuore a metà già alla mia età

Non puoi parlare dei miei contenuti, fra', non hai l'età

Che barba, che noia, che cantilena

Lo so, ti hanno detto non canto bene

Però ti ho già detto: "Non me ne frega"

Trovati un lavoro e dai una mano in casa

Piuttosto che chiedere i soldi a tua mamma

No, tu non l'hai mai visto il tuo frigo vuoto

Per questo non pensi a riempirti la pancia

Di brutti pensieri riempivo la stanza

Poi con gli sforzi di una vita intera

Giro l'Italia riempiendo i locali

Mentre questi a casa parlano di Sfera

Non ho mai chiesto niente a nessuno, mai a nessuno

No, lo giuro, mai a nessuno

Dentro questo tran tran, fra', colpo grosso

Tu invece sei sopra a un tapis roulant, corri sul posto

Quindi corri, corri, corri, corri, corri

Parla meno, pensa a farne molti, molti

Quattro in mate', ma ora faccio i conti, conti

Apro conti, fra', divento un conte, con te, wooh

Ooh, oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh, ooh

Ooh, oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh, ehi

Ho fatto quel salto nel vuoto, ho alzato la coppa sul podio

Ho fatto il mio primo disco, il mio primo disco d'oro

Parole d'odio, gente si riempe la bocca con poco

Sono in salotto coi piedi in ammollo

Penso di te, solo che sei un accollo

Minchia che accollo, whoa, non ti seguo su Insta', no

Mi ami mo' che mi vedi su una rivista

Mando baci alle fans, eh, non mi metto le Vans, wooh

Ho scritto sull'iPhone un pezzo che fa

Non ho mai chiesto niente a nessuno, mai a nessuno

No, lo giuro, mai a nessuno

Dentro questo tran tran, fra', colpo grosso

Tu invece sei sopra a un tapis roulant, corri sul posto

Quindi corri, corri, corri, corri, corri

Parla meno, pensa a farne molti, molti

Quattro in mate', ma ora faccio i conti, conti

Apro conti, fra', divento un conte, con te, wooh

Ooh, oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh, ooh

Ooh, oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-ooh, ehi

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chiesto /ˈkjɛsto/ A2	verb - asked (past tense of ask)
cambiamo /kambˈjaːmo/ B1	verb - we change
tran /tran/ B2	noun - a dull, monotonous routine
fissa /ˈfis.sa/ B2	noun - fixation, obsession
collane /kolˈlaː.ne/ B2	noun - necklaces
cuore /ˈkwɔː.re/ B1	noun - heart
contenuti /kon.təˈnuː.ti/ B2	noun - contents, material
coppa /ˈkɔp.pa/ B1	noun - cup, trophy, cup-shaped object
disco /ˈdis.ko/ A2	noun - record, disc
occhio /ˈɔk.kjo/ A2	noun - eye
volare /voˈlaː.re/ B2	verb - to fly
salire /saˈliː.re/ B2	verb - to climb, to rise

Key Grammar Structures

• Non ho mai chiesto

  ➔ Present perfect tense (I have never asked)

  ➔ Uses "mai" to emphasize the negative in the present perfect, indicating an action that has never happened.

• Chiedono: "Come stai-ai-ai-ai-ai?"

  ➔ Question formation with inversion and informal speech

  ➔ The lyrics feature informal question forms, often reversing word order for emphasis and conversational tone.

• Lo so, ti hanno detto non canto bene

  ➔ Direct Speech / Reported speech in Italian

  ➔ The phrase reflects communicated information, common in everyday speech, with a structure similar to reported speech.

• Parla meno, pensa a farne molti, molti

  ➔ Imperative + infinitive + numbers (commands)

  ➔ The lyrics use imperative forms to give direct advice or commands, often combined with infinitives and quantifiers.

• Apro conti, fra', divento un conte

  ➔ Present tense with future implication (I become a count)

  ➔ The present tense is used here to indicate a future change or achievement, often found in narrative or colloquial speech.

• Ho fatto il mio primo disco, il mio primo disco d'oro

  ➔ Past tense (present perfect) for achievements

  ➔ The singer uses the present perfect to emphasize accomplishments and milestones.