ABSTRACT
The concept of happiness can be expressed by numerous words in Danish, but two are especially relevant in Kierkegaard’s works: Salighed and Lykke. The word Lykke shares the same root as the English word “luck” and can also share its reference to the concept of fortune,1 so that, for example, the Danish word Lykkehjul corresponds exactly to the English “wheel of fortune.” But Lykke can also refer to a feeling of joy and contentedness, one produced not only by favorable external conditions but also by an internal (spiritual) richness, a harmony in the soul,2 which can be closer to some common uses of happiness than to luck.
