The Departure Lyrics
I ordered my horse to be brought from the stables. The servant did not understand my orders. So I went to the stables myself, saddled my horse, and mounted. In the distance I heard the sound of a trumpet, and I asked the servant what it meant. He knew nothing and had heard nothing. At the gate he stopped me and asked:
"Where is the master going?"
"I don't know," I said, "just out of here, just out of here. Out of here, nothing else, it's the only way I can reach my goal."
"So you know your goal?" he asked.
"Yes," I replied, "I've just told you. Out of here -- that's my goal."
"Where is the master going?"
"I don't know," I said, "just out of here, just out of here. Out of here, nothing else, it's the only way I can reach my goal."
"So you know your goal?" he asked.
"Yes," I replied, "I've just told you. Out of here -- that's my goal."
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The Departure (Der Aufbruch) is a short story written by Franz Kafka. It’s precise date of writing is unknown, though it is estimated to have been written around 1920. It’s title was given to it by Kafka’s literary executor, Max Brod.
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