The verse drama follows a noble troubadour consumed by an idealized love for a distant princess he has only admired from afar; driven by longing he undertakes a perilous sea voyage with loyal companions, and the action moves from a storm-battered ship to the court where the princess resides. Encounters with a chapelain, a physician, merchants and retainers illuminate contrasts between poetic fantasy and lived reality, and the consummation of the longed-for meeting forces both lovers and witnesses to confront the cost of romantic obsession. The play is structured in four acts and emphasizes chivalric lyricism, yearning, and the tension between image and presence.