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A pyre (Ancient Greek: πυρά; pyrá, from πῦρ, pyr, "fire"), also known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or execution. As a form of cremation, a body is placed upon or under the pyre, which is then set on fire.
Traditionally, pyres are used for the cremation of the dead in the Hindu and Sikh religions, a practice which dates back several thousands of years. Funeral pyres were also used in Viking and Roman culture.
Pyres and bonfires are used in celebrations and remembrance in services. Examples of these are Guy Fawkes Night in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries, where the 'Guy', either seen as an effigy of Guy Fawkes or the Pope, is burned.
Funeral pyres were used by the Nazis to cremate the bodies of 1,500,000+ prisoners in Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka extermination camps, as opposed to the crematoria used in other camps. Pyres have also been used to dispose of large quantities of livestock in agriculture, particularly those infected with disease.
Careful, Julien Baker could easily become one of your all time favorite artist. In June she played her unreleased song Funeral Pyre for us, SOMEWHERE IN MUNICH. Live... Cause i want you to be the last thing i see... https://www.facebook.com/julienrbaker/?fref=ts hauskonzerte.com
Lyrics: I wake up with the same pain every night, Digging in ashes to my left side. Clearing my chest for something to burn, Ash from a decorative urn you keep in your mantelpiece Like a trophy for everything. We learn eventually. Call me a coward but I'm too scared to leave 'cause I want you to be the last thing I see Call me a coward but I'm too scared to leave Watched you pouring lighter fluid out onto the leaves And I would have loved you with the dying fire If I let you smother me now, to the embers Frost bite turning my limbs as black as cinders, a funeral pyre But I would have stayed, if you had asked me to Stood outside until my lips turned blue I wouldn't have blamed you For leaving me there on the porch While you drink gasoline Because its what you needed so bad But its true...
Music video by The Jam performing Funeral Pyre. (C) 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK) http://vevo.ly/BJnRW1
This is ought to be one of the most shocking videos ever. A man declared dead has suddenly risen from his funeral pyre. Quite literally. This old man from Azamgarh in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh was declared dead and arrangements were made for his last rites. But just ahead of his cremation, the man started talking and even asked for food from his funeral pyre shocking everyone present for his last rites. You can see this man eating a banana while lying on the wood heaped for burning his body. Even the doctors who declared him dead are shocked and call it a miracle.
Video By Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir The CAPTAIN FANTASTIC score album features all new compositions by American composer, musician and producer Alex Somers, who first rose to prominence in 2009 via his highly acclaimed ambient album collaboration Riceboy Sleeps, with his partner Jónsi, under the name Jónsi and Alex. ------ SUBSCRIBE to Pitchfork.tv: http://bit.ly/yK2Fbp ------ FOLLOW Pitchfork.tv on Twitter: http://bit.ly/KJ2PhP ------ For more videos from Pitchfork TV: http://bit.ly/M1lvs8 Like Pitchfork on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pitchforkmedia Check out Pitchfork on Tumblr: http://pitchfork.tumblr.com/ Alex Somers - "Funeral Pyre" - Captain Fantastic Soundtrack (Official Video) | Pitchfork
3rd track of John Powell's The Bourne Supremacy Soundtrack. Enjoy!
A young dead boy has been cremated on the smashan in Pashupatinath, Nepal.
March 7, 2016 by BOB BOILEN There are nine spare, simple songs on Julien Baker's debut album, Sprained Ankle, and every one of them is sad. In fact, she came to the Tiny Desk with an untitled new one — since given the name "Funeral Pyre" — and she appropriately introduced it as "Sad Song #11." But Baker's shimmering electric-guitar picking, the purity of her voice and the yearning way she sings make each of her songs lovely and memorable rather than merely somber. She takes raw emotions and weaves them into perfect bits of memorable poetry like this, from the song "Good News": In the thin air my ribs creak Like wooden dining chairs when you see me Always scared that every situation ends the same With a blank stare For fans of Torres, another Tennessee musician, there's a similar intens...
No more will I fall victim
To unwanted emotions
A heart so cold, a color of black
Not a shadow lighter, for weakness
Will rise to the surface
Why is a body plagued with this?
Enough pain to crumble the human mind
This time, the tables have turned
For a soul that is so filled with hate
Will endure, will endure
Give me the will of martyr
To prove a lesson learned
Help me remove this
From my stream of blood
A pain that yields fear
Do I fear what lies ahead?
Neglect that feeling of weakness
There is no option
An open mind brings me to rest