Lyrics
Verse 1
Liboso ya kiti na yo na ye kosopa motema na ngai o
Oza oyo ngai na luka uta mua kala lelo na moni yo
Mpo bolam'osaleli nga etindi nga na yemba Nzemb'oyo eh eh eh eh eh!
Verse 2
Liboso ya kiti na yo na ye kosopa motema na ngai o
Yonde oyo nga na luka uta muakala lelo na moni yo eieieh
Po masum'olimbisi ngai etindi nga na yemba Nzemb'oyo
Chorus (x7)
Malasi eeeh malasi na nga ya ng'oyo
Chorus (Variant, x3)
Loyembo eeeh Loyembo na nga ya ng'oyo
Bridge (French, Repeat x2)
Tu répands ta gloire dans les cieux et sur la terre
Nous levons nos mains pour t'adorer prince de paix
Au milieu de nous Jésus Christ c'est toi qui
Règne qui règne qui règne qui règne Tu règnes
Chorus (Variant, x3)
Malasi eeeh malasi na nga ya ng'oyo
Chorus (Variant, x3)
Motema eeeh motema na nga ya ng'oyo
Chorus (Repeat x3)
Malasi eeeh malasi na nga ya ng'oyo
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Malasi" is a Lingala and French worship song built around the image of an offering poured out before God's throne. The title word, malasi, refers to perfume or fragrance, and the song treats the singer's own song and heart as that same kind of offering, poured out in gratitude after being sought out and forgiven. The two opening verses describe a personal history of being searched for and finally found, crediting that discovery and forgiveness as the reason a song must now be sung in response. The chorus keeps that offering simple and repeated, naming the fragrance and the song themselves as belonging entirely to God rather than kept back. The French bridge shifts from personal testimony to public declaration, describing God's glory spreading across heaven and earth and naming Jesus Christ directly as the one who reigns in the singer's midst. Structurally the song alternates between an intimate opening testimony and an expansive, repeated declaration of God's reign, moving from private gratitude to public worship without abandoning the fragrance image that opened it.
Related Scripture
- John 12:3 Describes perfume poured out for Jesus filling the house with fragrance, matching the song's central image of an offering called "malasi."
- Psalm 141:2 Asks that prayer be set before God like incense, matching the song's image of an offering poured out before God's throne.
- Philippians 2:10-11 Declares every knee will bow and every tongue confess Jesus as Lord, matching the bridge's declaration that Jesus reigns.