be overcome with grief;abandon oneself to grief/《燕歌》遠(yuǎn)別，～。(庾信《哀江南賦序》) When you bid farewell and took your departure for distant place while the Swallow Song was sung,we were all overcome with grief.
悲不自勝bēi bù zì shènɡ
悲傷得使自己經(jīng)受不住。be overcome with grief, abandon oneself to grief