[...] This work is an original translation of the beloved small and great supplicatory canon of the Most Holy Theotokos. The translation maintains, with minimal deviations, the same number of syllables and the same accentuation as the original, resulting in the preservation of the same chant, which serves as an excellent aesthetic bridge from the ancient to the modern linguistic form. However, are the meanings compromised in the translation? Let the Reader provide the answer, and we will be grateful for any corrections made in the next edition.
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(from the book's introduction)