The folk song, contrary to many current "de-mythologizing" theories that seek to treat it as "a single song," is ultimately the experience of the Greek people regarding their place in the world.

...It represents, in the most comprehensive way, the peculiarities of Greek ideology, the "common ground" of our national character. A character that has been shaped over thousands of years, through adventures, transformations, and changes, which few historical peoples have experienced.

The fact that today, in an era of universal decline of Hellenism, there is an increasing interest in folk songs from a growing segment of young people, while studies on the subject multiply, apart from its timeless value, shows that when a civilization literally touches the limits of its survival, it delves into the deeper layers of its identity, perhaps to find the strength for a new resurgence.