Heaha kêia e ke aloha
E hâ`upu a`e nei ia loke
Ma he ala e`i a`e ana
E ko`olua no ka makemake


E aha ia ana `oe
I ka kana `âhiuhiu o Uwahi
O kana hana mau no ia
O ka ho`omau a ho`omau


Ua lana ua la`i ke mana`o
Eia `oia la i ku`u poli
Ua uo ia no e pili
Ua poni ia a pa`a

What is the matter, sweetheart
That a sudden idea should come?
A thought that seems to be asking
For a mate to love


What is the mater with you
Acting as strange as the ship, Uwahi?
The thing that should always be done
Is to love persistently


There is hope, the mind is at rest
Here she is in my arms
Held tightly and close within
Bound by love to me and held fast