Erotokritos' by Vitsentzos Kornaros
The circle's turns that rise and fall,and those of the wheelthat now mount highand now plummet to the depths,time's changes that never rest but advanceand speed to good and evil,the turmoil of arms, hostilities, suffering,the power of Cupid and the charm of friendshipall these have today moved me to tell the storyof what they caused and broughtfor a maid and a youthwho were enmeshed in a pureand blameless love.Introduction of 'Erotokritos' by Vitsentzos Kornaros. Early 17th century, Crete.Translated by by Gavin Betts, Stathis Gauntlett, Thanasis Spilias (2004).