摘要:Here are analyzed Die Sonette an Orpheus (1922) by Rainer Maria Rilke from an indigenous theoretical framework with two purposes: 1. To explore the intercultural possibilities of literary studies. 2. Highlight the aesthetic modernity of oral poetry. The ancestral conception of the Mɨnɨka around the rafue ceremony, during which they dance, sing and share food and medicine with guests, is a valuable source for studying modern poetry. This article makes it possible to trace the similarities between modern poetry in German language and oral poetry in Mɨnɨka language. In both cases poetry is considered as a healing process. The territory of the Mɨnɨka is located between the Colombian rivers Caraparaná, Igaraparaná, Putuyamo and Caquetá. Rilke was never there, but apparently he was attracted to Indian languages and ancestral poetics, as was usual in his day.