A couple of teachers in Kuala Lumpur earned praise from Malaysians online recently, after a video of them interpreting the iconic Merdeka theme song ‘Keranamu Malaysia’ in sign language for their differently-abled students during a school assembly went viral.
Shared by 1 of the teachers, Kausar Khairuddin on his TikTok account @_akk98, the video has garnered almost 600,000 views and received over 43,900 likes as of the time of writing.
2 teachers interpreting Keranamu Malaysia in sign language for their differently-abled students
In the video, Kausar was standing at the front of the school assembly with 2 other teachers while Keranamu Malaysia was playing.
Kausar, alongside the teacher on his right, known affectionately as Kak Lin, then started enthusiastically interpreting the patriotic song for their students.
As the duo was doing this, the teacher on Kausar’s left looked at them in awe; a feeling that many Malaysians in the comments also shared.
Watch the video here:
@_akk98 #merdeka #signlanguage ##merdeka2024 ♬ Keranamu Malaysia – 𝓐𝓳𝓲𝓶 𝓣𝓪𝓴𝓪𝓭𝓪 🎯
In case you’re not familiar, Keranamu Malaysia was the official theme song for Merdeka Day from 2000 to 2006, composed by Pak Ngah, with lyrics by Siso Kopratasa.
It is 1 of the most iconic patriotic songs in our country’s history, with Malaysians regardless of age knowing the lyrics by heart.
Thanks to Cikgu Kausar and Cikgu Lin, differently-abled students at their school with hearing impairments were also able to enjoy the song’s lyrics and its significance.
Malaysians were moved by the teachers’ dedication
In the comments, Malaysians unanimously praised both teachers for their utmost dedication to educating those with impairments.
One commenter said that the 2 of them have such noble jobs and said that their enthusiastic interpretation of Keranamu Malaysia in sign language moved him.
Meanwhile, another commenter said that they have always wanted to learn sign language, with Kausar encouraging him to do so.
In a previous viral video posted by Kausar back in 2022, he shared some of the struggles he faced while doing his practicals as a special education teacher.
Watch the video here:
@_akk98 #ad ati dan sayangi insan bergelar guru 😊♥️ #PendidikanKhas #deaf #specialeducationteacher #ramadhan #fypシ #ad #berandatiktok ♬ semangat ngontennya – Tsukoyomi
Kudos to both Cikgu Kausar and Cikgu Lin for their dedication. Teachers are truly the unsung heroes of Malaysia!
