"Why another collection of love poems? Aren't they all the same? No, because this is an inexhaustible treasure that encapsulates the essence of the Cretan people's soul and faithfully reflects their customs and traditions. [...] And even in recent years, the people continue to compose love poems, as the original inspiration is inexhaustible. The old material is constantly enriched. [...] The younger generation must deeply understand that we must preserve and protect our customs and traditions, as our ancestors did, and also transmit them to other peoples. And because if the oral tradition is not recorded, it is forgotten and lost, similar anthologies contribute to its preservation and perpetuation."

"With these thoughts, I present to the public this collection, the fourth in a row, so that the older ones remember and the younger ones learn".

E.P.-L.