An Egyptian girl performed a song in sign language, and people fell in love

Music is an important part of many people's lives. But for the Deaf and hearing-impaired, that's often not the case as the music industry makes little effort to reach out to the community. 

But music isn't exclusive to one group of people, nor should it be treated as such. After all, Beethoven composed his greatest work when he was almost totally deaf. 

Having said that here's the latest shining example of one person trying to build bridges between the Deaf and hearing-impaired community and music.  

Sarrah Saphwat El'Gohariiy is a 20-year-old non-deaf sign language interpreter based in Cairo, Egypt. She was born to deaf and hearing-impaired parents who taught her sign language. 

Earlier this week, she shared a video of herself cheerfully performing a song in Egyptian sign language, capturing the hearts of many. Take a look at the video. 

This is bound to put a smile on your face. 

The video went viral, garnering over 730,000 views and over 900 shares at the time of writing. 

Sarrah says she got inspired by her parents, especially her mother who is a renowned artist. 

Sign language interpreters help the hearing-impaired or deaf understand what is being communicated, but not only is Sarrah doing that, she has taken it upon herself to teach Egyptian sign language to whoever would like to learn. 

The song Sarrah translates in the video is called "Lamma El-alb yedo'," (meaning: When the heart beats). 

The music video is dedicated to children with heart disease and aims at raising donations in support of the Magdy Yacoub Foundation, a charity NGO that is working to provide medical treatment and train a new generation of doctors, surgeons, and nurses.