He aha nei hana e noni nei
E none ana paha i ke kumu o ka hana

He aha kou makemake e hana aku au
Eia no hoi ʻoe i ka poli pili ʻala

Pehea lā wau e hana aku ai
Hoʻouluhua mau nō hoʻi ʻoe iaʻu

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
E none ana paha i ke kumu o ka hana

Why all this nagging?
Nagging, perhaps, over the nature of this affair

What would you like me to do?
Youʻre already here in my sweet embrace

What more can I possibly do?
Yet you vex me constantly

The summary of this song is told
Nagging, perhaps over the nature of this affair