On the Ning Nang Nong
On the Ning Nang Nong - meaning Summary
Playful Noisy Sound-world
A brief, jubilant nonsense poem that creates an imaginary place where everyday rules are reversed and sounds substitute for actions. Milligan invents the Ning Nang Nong and its variants as a playground of onomatopoeic noises—cows go "Bong", trees go "Ping", mice go "Clang"—to celebrate playful sound and rhythm. The poem values absurdity, repetition, and musical language over narrative, inviting a childlike delight in language itself.
Read Complete AnalysesOn the Ning Nang Nong Where the Cows go Bong! and the monkeys all say BOO! There's a Nong Nang Ning Where the trees go Ping! And the tea pots jibber jabber joo. On the Nong Ning Nang All the mice go Clang And you just can't catch 'em when they do! So its Ning Nang Nong Cows go Bong! Nong Nang Ning Trees go ping Nong Ning Nang The mice go Clang What a noisy place to belong is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!
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